Command Line Switches

Command line switches are options specified when a program is started from a DOS prompt. They can also be assigned to a program's desktop icon by right clicking on the icon, selecting the Properties item, and placing the switches in the Target box of the properties dialog.

/I:<initial folder path> - The initial folder path specifies the initial folder the Living Scenes Jigsaw Puzzles program opens to when the program is started. Example: "c:\program files\living scenes jigsaw puzzles\lsppuzzleplayer.exe" "/I:f:\"

/F:<save folder path> - Same as the 'S' command line switch described below. The difference is the specified folder is created if it does not already exist. This switch is sometimes useful in environments with networked computers. Example: "c:\program files\living scenes jigsaw puzzles\lsppuzzleplayer.exe" "/F:c:\my documents\my puzzles"

/P	- Causes the video and sound of Living Scenes puzzles to be initially "paused" when they are opened. This feature is mainly of use to those people who are bothered by the appearance of flashing that occurs within the puzzle pieces of Living Scenes puzzles (see the photosensitive seizure warning).

/S:<save folder path> - Specifies the default folder to be used for saving unfinished puzzles and newly created puzzles. If this switch is not specified the Puzzle Box folder is the default folder for saving puzzles. Example: "c:\program files\living scenes jigsaw puzzles\lsppuzzleplayer.exe" "/S:c:\my documents\my puzzles"

/T:<temp folder path> - Specifies the folder to be used for temporary files created by the program. If this switch is not specified then temporary files are created in the folder normally designated for temporary files by the computer. There are two situations for which it may be desirable to specify a temp folder on a hard drive other than the hard drive containing default temp folder:

1.	The hard drive containing the default temp folder does not have enough available disk space to allow play of the Living Scenes puzzles. The Living Scenes puzzles can require 100 MB or more of free hard drive space.

2.	If you have a secondary hard drive with better performance characteristics than the primary hard drive which contains the default temp folder then you can improve the performance of Living Scenes puzzle play by specifying a temp folder on the faster hard drive.

Example: "c:\program files\living scenes jigsaw puzzles\lsppuzzleplayer.exe" "/T:d:\puzzle temp folder"

Note: The specified temp folder must already exist (i.e., the program will not try to create the folder if it does not already exist).