Depending on your needs, you may want to start other applications after launching Database Manager. For example, if you routinely drag blocks to an Excel spreadsheet for modification, you may want to start Excel after Database Manager opens.
By customizing Database Manager's Tools menu, you can add menu items that launch any iFIX or third-party application. You can also arrange and delete these menu items as needed.
Adding a menu item requires you to enter:
- An application's path and name.
- The text that appears in the Tools menu.
- The arguments (command line parameters) you want to use when the application runs. As an option, you can configure Database Manager to prompt you for arguments when the specified application runs.
Once you specify this information, Database Manager creates the menu item and saves it as part of its default configuration. You can subsequently select the menu item to launch the associated application.
