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The following command-line switches can be used when starting ContactsLaw:
 
/?                Displays this help screen.
/colour <#rrggbb> Sets the colour scheme.
/console          Loads ContactsLaw with the debug console switched on.
/noADS            Disables automatic login and prompts for credentials.
/today            Navigates to the Today tab on startup.
/clearsettings    Resets all application settings to their defaults.
/checkin          Shows the document check-in dialog box.
/svr <server>     Connects to the specified SQL Server.
/db <database>    Connects to the specified database.
 
Notes:
  • The /?, /clearsettings and /checkin switches perform the requested action and exit immediately; ContactsLaw does not continue to load afterwards.
The following command-line switches can be used with the ContactsLaw bootstrapper application:
 
Usage: StartContactsLaw (no arguments)
           Starts ContactsLaw. Prompts the user to run with elevated
           permissions if required. Must be started via ClickOnce (DDM) or
           after required registry entries have been created.
 
       StartContactsLaw <url> <version>
           Starts ContactsLaw, providing update/version information to be
           written to the registry. For ClickOnce (DDM) deployments only.
 
       StartContactsLaw /localinstall
           Starts ContactsLaw, creating all required registry entries as if
           the application had been installed as a standalone product.
 
       StartContactsLaw /ngen
           Generates native images for ContactsLaw.exe and all plug-in DLLs.
           Used to improve performance and responsiveness. Registry entries
           must exist before running this command.
 
       StartContactsLaw /uninstall
           Uninstalls ContactsLaw program files. For ClickOnce (DDM)
           deployments only. Bootstrapper must be uninstalled separately.