Introduction

IML Studio provides two modes of operation: interactive mode, and batch mode. Interactive mode is the usual mode of operation for IML Studio. In interactive mode, IML Studio displays its graphical user interface on the screen. Interactive mode is used for developing IMLPlus programs and for performing data analysis using IML Studio's interactive graphics.

Once you have written and debugged an IMLPlus program using interactive mode, you may find it useful to run that program in batch mode. In batch mode, IML Studio does not display any windows on the screen. Rather, it behaves like a typical command-line program: it reads an input file and generates one or more output files. Running an IMLPlus program in batch mode is useful in the following situations:

• You need to submit program results to an organization that requires you to submit the program's source code together with the command used to run the program and the program's output files.
• You want to automate the process of running a series of IMLPlus programs with a Windows .bat file or some other scripting mechanism.
• You want to run an IMLPlus program "silently" from another application program.
• You want to schedule the nighttime execution of a long-running program.

Please refer to the following topics:

Preparing to Use Batch Mode

Running Programs in Batch Mode

Passing Information to Programs in Batch Mode

Notes