If hundreds of protected USB flash drives have to be produced, an automated process is required. The Enterprise Bundle comes with a tool, which supports an automated process.

 

This application has no user interface. The main purpose is to activate the copy protection on the USB flash drive without any user interaction.

 

The simplest way to use the application cpautomation.exe is to use a .BAT file.  If you start the application without any command line parameters, you get a list of all available command line parameters.

 

Command Line Parameters

As the application has no user interface, it needs command line parameters. The values in red are required values

 

 

Parameter

Explanation

Example

-p

Project file name in xml format which includes the encryption and other information about the project

-p demo-easygo.xml

-lic

License file name on the USB flash drive

-lic  m:demo-easygo.lic    

-n

Limit number of PC's (or users). 0 uses the default license number . Details see: Limit Usage

-n 5   (this would limit to use the USB flash drive on 5 PC's or for 5 users (depending on the definition)

-c

Hardware ID - the default value is 11 = USB flash drive

not necessary

-m

Module ID of the application. Not required and reserved for future use

not necessary

-pause

will pause the screen. Necessary to trace if an error has occured

-ep

Expiry date of the license

-ep 2014-12-31  (format must be YYYY-MM-DD)

-days

Number of days, when the license will expires. Counter begins whith the first program start

-days 363

 

Setup for automated duplication

Create a new folder and copy all files needed for the USB flash drive (including the license file) into this folder (e.g. name it Publish USB)

 

The application for the automated USB flash drive duplication includes the following files:

 

•cpautomation5.1.exe
•cpautomation.lic
•cpautomation.bat

 

Batch Process

The file cpautomation.bat defines the process. Normally this is:

 

•Copy the files to the USB flash drive
•Activate copy protection for the USB flash drive

 

You can modify this bat file and adapt it to your USB flash drive duplication facility.

 

If you are familiar with batch files, use example 2, otherwise edit the file cpautomation.bat and modify it like example 1.

 

Example 1

cpautomation.bat

copy "c:....\Publish USB\*.*" m:

cpautomation5.1.exe -p flash-demo.xml -f m:\flash-demo.lic -n 5

copy "c:....\Publish USB\*.*" n:

cpautomation.exe -p flash-demo.xml -f n:\flash-demo.lic -n 5

copy "c:....\Publish USB\*.*" o:

cpautomation.exe -p flash-demo.xml -f o:\flash-demo.lic -n 5

 

For each USB flash drive (typically drive letter d: to z:) you have to repeat the command line - copy the files and add the copy protection with cpautomation.exe.

 

Example 2

You could also start the cpautomation.bat using command line parameters. Then you do not have to change the bat file for every project.

 

cpautomation.exe flash-demo m: 5     (project name, drive name of the USB flash drive, number of licenses)

 

cpautomation.bat

copy autorun.info %1

copy %1.lic %2

copy %1.exe %2

 

cpautomation5.1.exe -p %1.xml -f %2\%1.lic -n %3

 

 

Useful commands for batch files

•To delete all files within a folder:   ECHO Y | DEL   "m:\*.*"
•To delete a specific folder: ECHO Y | RMDIR  /s  "foldername"
•Stop the batch script to check results: PAUSE

 

This feature is only available in the Enterprise Suite.