Rockwell Automation 2711P PanelView Plus Terminal User Manual User Manual
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Configuration Mode Chapter 4
Start FactoryTalk View ME Station Software and Load .MER Application
To start FactoryTalk View ME Station software and automatically load 
an .MER application, type the appropriate shortcut path in the Run 
dialog on the Windows Start menu.
Path to MERuntime.exe, followed by a space, followed by the 
path to the .MER 
If the path to FactoryTalk View ME runtime or the path to the 
application contains spaces, you must enclose the path in double 
quotes.
If you place a shortcut to the .MER application into the Windows 
Startup (\Storage Card\Windows\Startup) folder, the ME Runtime will 
automatically start and load the .MER application on terminal startup.
If the application specified in the Run dialog or the Startup folder does 
not exist or is corrupted, the main FactoryTalk View ME Configuration 
Mode screen will open.
Start FactoryTalk View ME Station and Run .MER Application
To start FactoryTalk View ME Station software and automatically run 
an .MER application:
•
in FactoryTalk View Studio software, select Tools>Transfer 
Utility and select Run application when download completes on 
the Download tab.
•
type the appropriate shortcut path in the Run dialog on the 
Windows Start menu.
Path to MERuntime.exe, followed by a space, followed by the 
path to the .MER, followed by /r
If the path to FactoryTalk View ME runtime or the path to the 
application contains spaces, you must enclose the path in 
double quotes.
If you place a shortcut with the above command line in the Windows 
Startup folder (\Storage Card\Windows\Startup), the ME Runtime will 
start and automatically run the .MER application.
If the application specified in the Run dialog or the Startup folder does 
not exist or is corrupted, the main FactoryTalk View ME Configuration 
Mode screen will open and display the following message:
Unable to load application
Example:
"Storage Card\Rockwell Software\RSViewME\MERuntime.exe" "Storage Card\Rockwell Software\RSViewME\Runtime\MYAPP.MER" 
Example:
"Storage Card\Rockwell Software\RSViewME\MERuntime.exe" "Storage Card\Rockwell Software\RSViewME\Runtime\MYAPP.MER" /r