Command line batch run

I've looked through the manual but do not find an explanation of how to run SAM from the command line? Is there a way to do this and if so and example would be helpful.

Thanks

In the "Case > Advanced" sub-menu you can generate code to control SAM from other software packages, e.g. from Excel via VBA. It gives you some insight on how to communicate with the samsim.dll as well. I'm not sure if you saw this, I hope this helps.

tric

We are developing a SAM API that will replace the code generation feature, which is obsolete. The API and documentation will be ready by the end of the year.

Best regards,
Paul.

Thanks for the help. We saw the examples and thought we could pick our way through but it wouuld be better if there was a published api, obviously.

Actually, I was hoping we could specify a SamUL script (as a text file) from the command line. Something like sam.exe SamUL.script

Then we can automate integration of SAM without having to write code.


Excel might work but its pretty slow and cumbersome.

You can run SAM and a SamUL script from the command line. For example:

c:\sam\2011.12.2\sam.exe "f:\sam files\test.zsam" "test script"

will run the SAM executable installed in the C:\SAM\2011.12.2 directory, open the test.zsam file, run the SamUL script called "test script," and then close SAM.

Be sure to specify the full path name to both the sam.exe executable and the .zsam file. If any of the path names include spaces, enclose the names in quotes.

Also, if the message about default values appears when you open SAM, you will have to click OK before SAM can open the file. You can use the check box to stop showing the message so that SAM will run and close without your intervention.

Best regards,
Paul.

Where is "Case>Advanced", can't seem to find it?
Thanks,
Steve