ActiveSync & Command Line Switches
By
Raj Pillai, Copyright
2003-2004
Version 1.24 Revised 23/12/2004
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Introduction:
Did you know that you can actually use the command line (Start -> Run) on your desktop to open Outlook and ActiveSync. Refer to the following table for a list of actions that are possible via the command line. Please note that some of the switches need your mobile device to be connected to your Desktop.
Commands:
Command |
Action |
Wcesmgr.exe |
Start
ActiveSync manager (if necessary) without displaying the status
window. |
Wcesmgr.exe
/syncnow |
Start
ActiveSync manager (if necessary) and synchronize data
immediately. |
Wcesmgr.exe /show |
Start
ActiveSync manager (if necessary) and make the ActiveSync status
window visible. |
Wcesmgr.exe /syncmgr |
Start
ActiveSync manager (if necessary) and display the ActiveSync
Options dialog. |
Wcesmgr.exe /quit |
Shut
down ActiveSync manager while keeping connection active.
Whenever you run Wcesmgr.exe again, it will synchronize your
data again. This action is similar to physically
disconnect and reconnect the device. |
Wcescomm.exe |
Start
the ActiveSync Connection Manager. This runs in the
background in the system tray and synchronizes your mobile
device with your desktop computer. To check if this
application is running on your system, press CTRL + ALT + DEL
and view the process list. |
CeAppMgr.exe |
This opens
up the Application Manager that takes care of installing and
uninstalling a program to your mobile device. It is
usually provided with a .ini file as a parameter by the software
attempting to install/uninstall to identify the location where
the files must be extracted. |
Dbexport.exe /import |
This
will open the import dialog box to select the MS Access database
that you would like to import to your Pocket PC. |
You can refer to the
Microsoft Office 2003 Command-line switches.
Please note that some of the switches are not available in the older
versions of Microsoft Outlook.
If you receive an error while running any of the command line entry, then you
might need to provide the path of the file as well. Example:
"E:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\WCESMgr.exe" /show
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