After you install and configure iFIX, you can begin using the iFIX WorkSpace.
In Configure Mode
By default, the WorkSpace starts when you start iFIX. This is because the WorkSpace is configured to run as a startup task, by default. When the iFIX WorkSpace opens in the default mode, it starts in configure mode.
You can also start the WorkSpace in configure mode by clicking Start and pointing to Programs, iFIX, and then the iFIX WorkSpace.
Additionally, you can start the iFIX WorkSpace in configure mode using this command line:
WORKSPACE "C:\My Path\Filename.grf"
Use this command to open a specified picture on startup. For more information on configuring startup tasks, refer to the iFIX Background Tasks section.
In Run Mode
You can start the iFIX WorkSpace in run mode by using additional command line parameters. For example, here you use the /fo command to specify a picture that you want to open in run mode:
WORKSPACE /fo "C:\My Path\Filename.grf"
For more information, refer to the Command Line Parameters for the iFIX WorkSpace section.
Once you start the WorkSpace, you can toggle between configure mode and run mode by using the Ctrl+W shortcut, or by clicking WorkSpace and then Switch to Run (or Switch to Configure) (Classic view) or on the Home tab, in the WorkSpace group, click Switch to Run (or Switch to Configure) (Ribbon view).
