Command Line Usage

# ssEditor Command Line Usage

ssEditor can also be invoked via the command line as follows:

Usage: ssEditor [Input] [<Switches>...]

Input: <path>|<file_name>|<archive_name>

<path>: folder containing a SetupS recognized file via a command-line, shortcut, or with SendTo.

<file_name>: a SetupS recognized file via a command-line, shortcut, or with "SendTo", or "Open With", or by a double-click.

<archive_name>: an archive containing a SetupS recognized file via a command-line, shortcut, or with SendTo.

<Switches>

-SaveFormat=Legacy|INI|Dual|UpdateOnly : Which app-file format to save to. Over-rides the default.

-Save|SaveAs|SaveTo[=Legacy|INI|Dual|UpdateOnly] : Only perform a save operation. If no value is specified then it will use the default or the SaveFormat switch to determine the file format.

-Build|Autobuild : Tells ssEditor to automatically build based on the current options/settings. Can be overridden with the following (optional) switches:

-MakeExpressInstaller=off|on : "On" makes the .apz/pgz archive packages. "Off" forces building of ssWPI type packages instead (folder packages).

-ppCompress=off|on : Whether or not you want to use archives for ppApps or ppGames.

-PatchCompress=off|on : Whether or not you want to use archives for the Patch-folders.

-CalcMD5=off|on : Create MD5 checksums for the packages.

-CompressionLevel=0|1|3|5|7|9 : 0=Store/Copy mode, 1=Fastest, 3=Fast, 5=Normal/Default, 7=Maximum, 9=Ultra.

-7zProcessPriority=0|1|2|3|4|5 : 0=Idle/Low, 1=Below Normal, 2=Normal, 3=Above Normal, 4=High, 5=Realtime.

-UseLZMA2=off|on : Toggle the use of the LZMA2 compression method.

-DeleteSource=off|on : Whether or not you want to keep source files/folders.

-UseRAR=off|on : Create archives and files using RAR instead of 7z. See Options Menu for details.

-Help|About|?: This help file.

A valid recognized SetupS file is one of the following: SetupS.app, ssApp.app, ppApp.app, or ppGame.ppg. Also, any type of archive with the extension '.apz' or '.pgz' containing a recognized SetupS file as listed above.

Usage example:

ssEditor "C:\Temp\My_ppGame.pgz" -Build -MakeExpressInstaller=on -UseOutputDir="C:\ppGamesInstalls"

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