Using a Control File with an External Program
You can call an external application from a process flow by using a Run Program activity. In doing so you can use a control file that contains configuration settings for the external application. For example, you could call VeriMove™ with a Run Program activity and specify a control file to use during execution.
- In a process flow, double-click a Run Program activity.
- Click the Variables tab.
- In the Control Files section, click Add.
- In the Name field, give the control file a name. The name can be anything you choose.
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In the Contents field, specify the contents of the
control file.
To reference a file using a variable defined under Inputs or Outputs, click Insert Variable.
- Click OK to close the Add Control File window.
- Click the Options tab.
- Click Insert Variable.
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Select the name of the control file you created then click
OK.
A variable that points to your control file is added to the Arguments field.
- If necessary modify the Arguments field to use the necessary command line arguments to indicate a control file. Your external application documentation has more information.
- Click OK to close the Run Program Options window.