MS_INIT at startup

Hello Birgit, 

Recent changes to MicroStation have propagated to Map.   

One such change is the inclusion of a new preference which must be set to allow startup execution:

[Backstage] > Settings > Preferences > Operation > Command Line:  Execute Startup Script

Prior to U16 or so, this may have been a 'technology preview' necessary to select during installation. 

thanks,
Nels

Thanks for the reply, unfortunately it has not made any change.

Greetings Birgit

Hello Birgit, thanks. 

Yes, mea culpa.  In fact I conflated the MS_INIT (UCM) and Command Script functionality incorrectly in my initial reply. 

That said, if your UCM is ultimately unviable, you may consider the -S switch at startup to run commands in a command file format. 


User Commands have been unsupported since circa the introduction of MicroStation V8, see:  Configuration Variables In MicroStation V8 

Migration of UCM's to VBA is the broadly suggested way forward, and any remaining UCM functionality in MicroStation and Map is largely eviscerated.  Certain commands may work, or may no longer work. 

That said, upon defining MS_UCM and MS_INIT, I am able as desired to execute on startup a simple UCM:

key 'echo'
msg 'stNels UCM test '
key 'place line'
exituc:
msg 'stNels test Exited '
end



Perhaps check to see if those variables are correctly set, and post such and any other pertinent details in your reply for comparison. 

Hello Birgit, thanks. 

Yes, mea culpa.  In fact I conflated the MS_INIT (UCM) and Command Script functionality incorrectly in my initial reply. 

That said, if your UCM is ultimately unviable, you may consider the -S switch at startup to run commands in a command file format. 


User Commands have been unsupported since circa the introduction of MicroStation V8, see:  Configuration Variables In MicroStation V8 

Migration of UCM's to VBA is the broadly suggested way forward, and any remaining UCM functionality in MicroStation and Map is largely eviscerated.  Certain commands may work, or may no longer work. 

That said, upon defining MS_UCM and MS_INIT, I am able as desired to execute on startup a simple UCM:

key 'echo'
msg 'stNels UCM test '
key 'place line'
exituc:
msg 'stNels test Exited '
end



Perhaps check to see if those variables are correctly set, and post such and any other pertinent details in your reply for comparison. 

Thank you for your effort. I will write an MVBA for the Startup.

Greetings Birgit

The configuration variable MS_GEOINITCMD can be used to run keyins at startup.
E.g.: MS_GEOINITCMD > gdi connect graphicalsource

Thank you.