Command Line Switches for PVD

[mgpw4me@yahoo.com]

Any thoughts on adding command line switches to PVD?

I can see it being useful, particularly from window scripting host (.wsh).  An example might be to add an image:
pvd -[photo | append] http://www.somesite.com/someimage.com -person 1234

The main idea here is to provide direct / secure (validated - person must have ID or IMDB_ID, same for movie) database access (without a server).

Queries to STDOUT would also be very useful from the scripting host and could be used to create custom fields (ie. person ratings).  If 'outfile' were provided, it would also provide a simple way to order images...

[nostra]

There are some simple command line switches already. I will consider implementing more cmd line functions and stdout support in later versions.

-readonly	Opens PVD in Read only mode (works only on first start)
-filmid	Shows ID in Filmography (works only on first start)
-mustfillmf=f1,f2,..fn	define obligatory fields (must be filled) for movies (works only on first start)
-mustfillpf=f1,f2,..fn	define obligatory fields (must be filled) for people (works only on first start)
-noconfig	Hides preferences (works only on first start)
-open=filename	opens database
-addfile=filename	Starts NMM with a certain filename
-addmovie=title	Starts NMM with a certain title
-selectmovie=title	Selects a certain movie
-selectperson=	Selects a certain person