Start iFix as a Service:
Running iFIX as a Service under Microsoft Windows
Shut down iFIX.
Make sure that you are logged in as a user in the Administrators group. If not, log in as an Administrator now.
On the Start menu, point to Programs, iFIX, and then System Configuration. The System Configuration Utility (SCU) window appears.
In the SCU, on the Configure menu, click Local Startup. The Local Startup Definition dialog box appears.
In the Service area, select the Run iFIX as a Service check box.
NOTE: The check boxes in the Service area of this dialog box are unavailable while iFIX is running. You need to shut down iFIX, as you did in step 1, to update them.
If you want iFIX to start automatically whenever the Windows starts, select the Set Service Startup Type to Automatic check box.
Click OK.
On the File menu, click Save.
Close the SCU.
Restart iFIX.
In earlier versions:
In earlier versions of Windows, you could create an iFIX Desktop Shortcut to start a configured iFIX session by identifying an SCU and node name and placing the created shortcut in the Startup Folder found in the Windows menu. This no longer works on the Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 operating systems.
Windows 10 / Server 2016 without being configured as a service:
Create a new Notepad document, save the document as StartiFIX.bat.
In the newly created batch file, enter the following code replacing the variables between the "<>" brackets with your unique iFIX information:
@echo off start launch.exe /s"<full path to SCU>" /n<SCADA Local Nodename> /l<SCADA Logical Nodename>
Take note that the command line parameters after launch.exe are /s, /n, and /l (L) and that there is no space between the parameter and the variable.
The example below will start an iFIX SCU called SCADA1.SCU located in the path C:\Projects\SCADA1\LOCAL with a local and logical node name of SCADA1:
@echo off start launch.exe /s"C:\Projects\SCADA1\LOCAL\SCADA1.SCU" /nSCADA1 /lSCADA1
When you have completed your code, save your changes, ensuring that you maintain the .BAT file extension.
When the file is saved, use RUN (Windows Key + R) and enter shell:common startup in the field and press enter. This should open the File Explorer in the correct folder path, typically C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.
Copy and paste the batch file into this folder.
Reboot your system and test. iFIX should start up with your configured project a few seconds after the Windows desktop finishes loading.