Using the Command Line

Don’t like reading documentation? Get started quickly by looking at the many examples provided. If you are not familiar with the command line then please continue reading.

ConvertITP can be run without a user interface with command line arguments. You can initiate command line execution by going to the operating system’s command prompt or within Windows from the START-RUN menu and typing it in there. Lastly, the command line interface can be used from Batch files (files with *.BAT extension). A batch file can be created in a simple editor like notepad, and saved. Once saved, simply double click the bat file within the Windows Explorer to execute it.

There are two approaches to using the command line:

A) Specify a Conversion Job that was built using ConvertITP’s graphical user interface and saved as a conversion job file (*.SII)

B) Specify a conversion task in detail

Specifying a 'Conversion Job' file is very easy, you only need to create the conversion job file with the ConvertITP user interface and then specify where to find the associated *.SII 'Conversion Job' file by using the /J switch. You can have hundreds or thousands of tasks specified in the 'Conversion Job' file, all of which will get executed in one fell swoop. For example:

ConvertITP /J"D:\My Conversion Job Files\AccountingBatch.SII"

Specifying a conversion task is a bit more tedious; however it is much more powerful/flexible and does not require the prior creation of a ‘Conversion Job’ file. This documentation and an on-line command line creation wizard have an enormous amount of detailed examples that are well organized. Therefore specifying a conversion task from the command line should be as easy as finding your specific case and modifying it to meet your needs. Please see the Complete List of Examples.

Each approach to the command line is discussed in the documentation that follows.

Important: If you see the following error or have any other issues:

"ConvertITP" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

Then please read Helpful Hints For Creating a Command Line for further assistance.