Command Line Options

Your DTS application can be launched from the command line or Powershell console, and supports the following options:

Switch	Description
/Template:filename	Loads the "templatefile.ewst" data first (note that this must be a template file, not an EXF file), then loads the file specified on the command line. Only EXF files can be loaded (merged) together with a template file.
/OutputFile:filename	This switch only works in cinjunction with /Template, and only if a file to be loaded has also been specified on the command line, i.e. /Template on its own with /OutputFile (without a file to be loaded) will not have any effect. If these conditions are met, then this file is saved and will overwrite an existing file.
/Convert:filename	Converts "filename.ews" to "filename.exf" in the latest EXF format. Reverse conversions also work. After conversion DTS shuts down.
/Convert207:filename.ews	Converts "filename.ews" to "filename.exf" in EXF 2.07 format. Reverse conversions (from any EXF format) also work. After conversion DTS shuts down.
/ConvertDlg	This will allow for user selections of multiple files when converting via a user interface. After conversion DTS shuts down.
/x	Only works in conjunction with /Template, and only if a file to be loaded has also been specified on the command line as well. Exit DTS after processing (load template, merge file, optionally save as output file).
/s	Does not display the splash screen when loading DTS.
/resetdialogs	Removes all screen sizes and position settings in the registry. Tip: This switch is particularly useful when you loose the messages/warnings/screens from your DTS screen, switch from 2 screens to 1 screen, etc and cannot see your various dialogs.
/verbose	Displays more warning messages during file loading, which can be useful for troubleshooting.
/loopcheck	Forces advanced loop checking when loading binary files.
/reporterrors	Can be used together with /Convert switch to report errors or warnings at the end of the conversion procedure.
/resetfields	Makes sure that the DTS internal default settings are used - skips the loading of the settings saved in the epsglobal.dat file (if it exists). See Default Field Formats.
/numbercheck	Checks double values for validity, such as INF, NAN, DEN and so on.
/ribbon	Displays ribbon UI instead of traditional toolbars. There is a registry entry that has the same effect: HKCU\Software\Sirius\Eps\Settings\RibbonBar (REG_DWORD), 0 or 1 Alternatively, the ribbon UI can be activated through the DTS user interface.
/MergeDuplicates:Discard	Do not load duplicate items when merging
/MergeDuplicates:Replace	Replace existing items with duplicates when merging
/MergeDuplicates:Append	Append duplicate items when merging
/Register or /Regserver	Register DTS in the Windows registry
/Unregserver or /Unregister	Deregister DTS from the Windows registry