Configure Output Channel

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Explanation

Output Channels are managed via the Output panel. In order to use most options in the Output panel at least one Output Channel must be configured. Read more about Use Output.

Figure 1: Output in Context pane

Prerequisites

The context pane must display the Output panel. Read more about Configure Context Pane.

System Effects

The Output Channels you define are stored in your user profile.

Window

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Related Window Descriptions

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Procedure

Create Output Channel

To create an Output Channel open the Output panel in the Context pane. If the Output panel is not visible read about how to configure it in Configure Context Pane.



Figure 2: Output Panel

Click Add button and the dialog Configure Output dialog is displayed


Figure 3: Configure Output dialog.

The dialog is divided into several sections.

Click on the Create button and your output channel is created.

Numerical Settings

Under Numerical Settings you can set the numerical settings.

Application to Start

If the Default option is selected, the file will be loaded in the default application registered for the respective file extension. If Other option is selected you can specify an application to load the file in. If there is no default application or if the other application you specified cannot be found windows will prompt you to select an application to open the file in.

No Application

Figure 4: Application to Start Dialog Box

Click on Advanced button to open the Advanced Command Line Options dialog. This allows the specification of advanced command line arguments. The place where the file name will be passed is specified by the @FILENAME symbol. So you have to add that to the list of arguments

For example to open a file in outlook you can give outlook.exe as the application to start and give the advanced command line argument like below, so that the outlook considers the specified file as an attachment. In outlook /a followed by a specified filename is considered as an attachment.

/a @FILENAME

Note: Applications may have different parameters. You must know which command line arguments to use in the application you are starting.

Figure 5: Advanced Command Line Arguments

Edit/Delete Output Channel

To edit or delete an output channel right-click on the Output Channel in the context panel and select Edit or Delete from the context menu. Edit will open the Configure Output dialog, see above.


Figure 6: Context Menu options on Output