11.2 Starting Hercules with the Windows GUI
The Windows GUI can be started by just clicking on the GUI icon. Then all necessary settings required to
start Hercules can be specified using the GUI itself.
Alternatively the Windows GUI may also be manually started from a Windows Command Prompt or can
be started by calling a batch file (which is the preferred way of these two options). In both cases the syn-
tax is the same.
11.2.1 Syntax
Descriptive
-f configfile]
Diagram
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-f configfile
11.2.2 Parameter
-f configfile
This is the name of a configuration file. If the HercGUI is started with the name of a
configuration file then the HercGUI will automatically “power on” Hercules once the
HercGUI itself is started. This is called the “Auto-Power-On” feature. When using
this feature in conjunction with a Hercules “.RC” (run commands) file it is possible
to totally automate Hercules startup and IPL.
11.2.3 Examples
Example 1:
Start Hercules using the HercGUI with the “Auto-Power-On” feature using the configuration file
“ D:\MVS\CONF\MVS38J.CONF”.
HERCGUI -f D:\MVS\CONF\MVS38J.CONF
Example 2:
Start the HercGUI without a configuration file.
HERCGUI