This .bat script launches a ArcGIS Desktop app using the specified license level. The script assumes that the desktop is set up for concurrent use, not single use licensing.
To use the script, edit and save the code to a text file and rename with a .bat extension. Users can run the .bat file with a double-click from Windows Explorer (it will then start up the app with default settings), or you could setup a shortcut that provides the command line arguments as they need.
The nice thing about this script is it does not require the user to alter any global environment variables or run anything that requires elevated privileges.
This script may be useful for organizations with a limited number of Standard (ArcEditor) or Professional (ArcInfo) licenses. Users could be set up with an Viewer (ArcView) license and instructed to start up desktop using an elevated license level when needed. The next time they launch ArcGIS Desktop in the normal way, it will be using their installed setup.
:: arcz.bat
:: usage: arcz {VIEWER|EDITOR|PROFESSIONAL} {ARCMAP|ARCCATALOG|ARCSCENE|ARCGLOBE} {server}
@echo off
setlocal
set class=%1
set app=%2
set server=%3
:: edit below to set defaults if not provided
set deflevel=PROFESSIONAL
set defapp=ARCMAP
set defserver=27004@your_default_server
:: do not edit below this line
if "%class%"=="" set class=%deflevel%
if "%class%"=="#" set class=%deflevel%
if "%app%"=="" set app=%defapp%
if "%app%"=="#" set app=%defapp%
if "%server%"=="" set server=%defserver%
:: set up environment and launch application
set ARCGIS_LICENSE_FILE=%server%
set ESRI_SOFTWARE_CLASS=%class%
:: report values
set ARCGIS_LICENSE_FILE
set ESRI_SOFTWARE_CLASS
echo Starting %app%.exe ...
start /d "%AGSDESKTOPJAVA%bin" /b %app%.exe
pause
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