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Start OpenROAD Workbench from the Windows Command Prompt
You can start OpenROAD Workbench from the command prompt or the Windows Run dialog.
Note:  For a description of command line parameters, see RunImage Utility Parameters.
To start Workbench from the command prompt
Enter the following command:
w4gldev runimage workbnch.img
See Define a Database Connection Profile.
To start Workbench with application flags
You can start Workbench from the command prompt with the appflags metaflag:
w4gldev runimage workbnch.img -/appflags appflags
The appflags metaflag takes the following application flag parameters:
FastStart
Specifies that OpenROAD should not connect to a database at startup
Nosplash
Specifies that OpenROAD should start without showing the splash screen
Profile=name
Specifies the name of the OpenROAD database connection profile to connect to
RelaxCompile
Specifies relaxed compiling. If you want to edit and compile user classes while you are running the application they belong to, you must start Workbench using the relaxcompile appflag.
Note:  These parameters are placed in the AppFlags attribute of the SessionObject of the running application. Appflags contains an array of appflag objects. Each appflag object consists of a name, and an array of values.
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Last modified date: 12/20/2023