Command Line Shortcuts

Pass a switch after the program name, for example deskcalc.exe /scan. If DeskCalc is already running, the switch is handed to that instance; otherwise DeskCalc starts and then carries it out. Most of these also sit behind the right-click jump list on the taskbar icon.

Actions

Shortcut	Function	Description
kill	Close DeskCalc	Tells a running DeskCalc to shut down.
/min	Start minimized	Starts DeskCalc minimized, out of the way.
/new	New tape	Opens DeskCalc and starts a fresh tape.
/scan	Click & Calc	Brings DeskCalc to the front and starts a screen scan (Click & Calc).
/postit	PostIt tape	Copies the current tape to the clipboard as a PostIt, without stealing focus.
/email	E-mail action	Runs the configured e-mail action for the tape.
/browser	Browser action	Runs the configured web-browser action.
/media	Media action	Runs the configured media action.
/prg1	Program slot 1	Runs the first user-defined program / action.
/prg2	Program slot 2	Runs the second user-defined program / action.
/show	Bring to front	Brings a running DeskCalc to the foreground (or starts it if none is running).
/resultfile <file>	Result to file	Writes the current tape result to the given text file — a simple way for a script or another program to read a result back. Pass it together with a tape to a running DeskCalc, e.g. `deskcalc.exe order.dsk /resultfile out.txt`.
/save [file]	Save tape	Saves the current tape. With a file name it saves there, otherwise in place — e.g. `deskcalc.exe order.dsk /save copy.dsk`.
/excel	Export to Excel	Exports the current tape to Excel and opens it (Excel must be installed).
/print	Print tape	Prints the current tape silently to the default printer.
<file>.dsk	Open a tape file	Opens the given `.dsk` tape document in DeskCalc.

Startup options

Shortcut	Function	Description
double	Second instance	Lets a second DeskCalc run alongside the first — useful on a laptop or for two tapes side by side.
/skins	Skins on Terminal Server	Forces the visual skins on in a Terminal Server / remote-desktop session.
/noskins	Disable skins	Turns the visual skins off, for a plain, fast window.
/probe	Test run	Starts an isolated diagnostic instance with its own settings and log files, without touching your working copy.

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