Start External Tools

External tools can be started during the build process of an application. Enter the commands into the dialog Options for Target — User. Arguments are passed to those tools using key sequences. The dialog allows executing programs:

• Before compiling a C or C++ file (for example, to check for MISRA compliance).
• Before building an application (for example, to invoke a data management utility).
• After building an application (for example, to invoke data converters or debuggers).

In the example above:

• Preprocess.bat is started before a build process.
• execute.exe does nothing, because the RUN #2 flag is not enabled.
• Programmer.exe is executed after the build process. The arguments passed identify the device name and the HEX output file including the full path specification.
• Emulator.exe is executed after the build process. The arguments passed identify the name of the linker output file without a path specification, and the project folder name C:\MYPROJECT\.

Note

• The fields are described in User Dialog.