Command line arguments

 

Overview

 

Cw_http.exe is the executable file that brokers communication between a user’s browser and and the RESTful API used by the CAREWare 6 business tier cw_bt.exe.

 

In most cases, cw_http.exe is installed as a Windows service when the CAREWare 6 application installer is run, but cw_http is capable of independently installing, stopping, and removing itself as a Windows service using command line arguments.  It also has the ability to run in a Windows command window.

 

Using cw_http.exe from a command window

 

Open a command window with administrative privileges and navigate to the directory where cw_http.exe was installed.

 

Enter cw_http and you should see the following output:

 

usage: cw_http <command>        where ​<command>​ is one of these: install, remove, debug, start, stop, pause or continue.

 

To use a command line argument, enter ​cw_http​, press the spacebar, type the command line argument (like ​install​), and then press the enter key.

 

The rest of this document describes what each command line argument does.

 

install

 

Installs cw_http.exe as a windows service under the name CAREWare HTTP Service.

 

remove

 

Removes cw_http.exe from Windows services.

 

debug

 

Runs cw_http.exe indefinitely. Ctrl+C or closing the command window will stop it.

 

stop

 

Stops the CAREWare HTTP Service.

 

pause or continue

 

Not used.