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Open a PoPy Command Prompt

To gain access to the Command Line Tools you need to invoke the PoPy command prompt environment.

There are two main ways of starting a PoPy command prompt:-

Note

This assumes that only one version of PoPy is installed on the host machine. If there are multiple versions installed, you should check that your PoPy environment is for the correct version by running popy info before proceeding.

Desktop Shortcut Method

Left mouse click on the ‘PoPy Command Prompt’ shortcut on your Desktop or alternatively within the Start Menu (in the PoPy folder). This will open a PoPy command prompt in the directory where you installed PoPy.

For example, if you click the PoPy shortcut and installed PoPy to the folder c:\PoPy you should see something like Fig. 46:-

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Fig. 46 PoPy dos prompt

You can then cd into your working folder and begin using PoPy from there.

Console Method

Open a command prompt or Powershell in any folder on your computer in three steps:-

  • navigate to the folder in Windows Explorer

  • left mouse click on the path editbox directly below the menus

  • type cmd for a traditional Command Prompt (or powershell for a Powershell) and press return

For example if you navigate to the directory in Windows Explorer:-

c:\Users\david\

Then type cmd over the Windows Explorer path, a regular Command Prompt should appear like this Fig. 47:-

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Fig. 47 Plain command prompt

Then type:-

popy

You should see something like:-

PoPy v1.3.0
©2026 Wright Dose Limited, UK.

Usage: popy <cmd> <arguments>

where cmd is:

    activate     Activate licence for PoPy
    deactivate   Deactivate licence for PoPy
    validate     Run validation test to ensure PoPy installed successfully

    version      Display the PoPy version number
    info         Display detailed information on the PoPy installation

    create       Create a new script for a given module
    run          Run a script
    check        Check script (without running)
    format       Reformat existing script to match latest specifications

    doc          Open HTML documentation in web browser
    view         Open html output in default browser

Call

    popy <cmd> --help

for help on using a specific PoPy tool.

(Note the colour of the window text will change from white to pale blue, and the window background will become black even for a Powershell.)

Note

There _should_ be no significant difference between running PoPy in a Command Prompt versus running it in a Powershell. We have, however, seen examples where running in a Command Prompt took significantly longer than in a Powershell for reasons we have not yet understood.

Verify PoPy Environment

The light blue text signifies that you are within a PoPy environment. You can verify this further by running popy info:-

$ popy info

You should now be able to run all the Command Line Tools.

PoPy Reference Guide
PoPy Activation
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