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== Overview ==
This html page can automatically invoke a named viewer command on viewer startup based on the value of a {{{Cmd}}} query string property. This uses the {{{InitialTask}}} property of the Web Layout.
For example setting this initial task pane url:
{{{
http://path/to/autostart.html?Cmd=Measure
}}}
Will launch the Measure command on viewer startup.
As you can see from the code below, we need to employ initialization checks [http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/CodeSamples/JavaScript/AJAXViewerEventHooking just like in the event hooking example], to make sure we can start using the Viewer API when the frames have been fully initialized.
autostart.html
{{{
#!text/html
Auto-start command in task pane
}}}