Command line options¶
The following command line options are available when starting QuizXpress Live:
| Command line | Explanation |
|---|---|
| -nosnapshot | For recovery reasons, QuizXpress Live keeps track of all kinds of data generated during a quiz (choices of teams, scores, current question, etc.). This collection of data is called a ‘snapshot’. If a quiz is aborted for some unforeseen reason, QuizXpress Live reads all data from the snapshot for that quiz when it is restarted, so the quiz can continue from the point where it was aborted. The –nosnapshot command line setting does not write a snapshot file. |
| -quickstart | Skip the Welcome and countdown screens |
| -windowed | Start the application in a normal window so you can still use other applications |
| -noborder | Use in combination with –windowed; runs in windowed mode but without a caption/border, so it looks like full-screen exclusive mode while actually running in normal windowed mode. You can also enable this mode by pressing the M key during the show. |
| -showfps | Show the number of frames per second (for performance measurement) |
| -singleuser | Start QuizXpress Live in single-user mode; this option is used when starting the show from QuizXpress Solo |
| -scorefile=\ |
Filename for the scorefile, which stores all relevant quiz data (choices per team, scores per team, timing information, etc.) |
| -startwith=\<0..n> | Start the quiz with the specified question, e.g., –startwith=5 to start with the 5th question |
| -autorun | Simulate an audience |
| -autoexit | Automatically exit the application after the score screen (use in combination with –autorun) |
| -screen=\ |
Start the application on the specified output device |
| -settingsfile=\ |
Load settings from the given settings file. This allows easy switching between different configurations (like team setups) |
| -preload | Option (advanced) to preload/pre-render all slides on startup. Only needed if you experience delays during your quiz and have enough memory on your PC |
For example, to start QuizXpress Live in full-screen windowed mode, you can use the command (start from batch file or command window):
“Quiz Show.exe” –windowed –noborder c:\myquizzes\quiz1.qx