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 ====Manually Launching Drivers==== ====Manually Launching Drivers====
  
-If you're having trouble with a driver or a connection, you can try //manually launching// it.+If you're having trouble with a driver or a connection, you can try //manually launching// it, otherwise known as running your driver //​interactively//​.
  
 This way you'll see any errors that occur, without them being hidden by the service layer on Windows or Linux. This way you'll see any errors that occur, without them being hidden by the service layer on Windows or Linux.
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 c:​\python27\python text.py 9102 localhost/​s/​testing c:​\python27\python text.py 9102 localhost/​s/​testing
 </​code>​ </​code>​
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 +Note that if you only have one ARDI database on your system, the name for the database is //​default//​. So your command would be...
 +
 +<​code>​
 +text.py 9102 localhost/​s/​default
 +</​code>​
 +
 +===Notes on Windows Drivers===
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 +Note that some Windows drivers may need to be run with administrative privileges. We suggest running them directly from an //​administrative command prompt//.
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 +===Closing Drivers===
  
 Use CTRL+C to close your driver. There can be a small delay between pressing the keyboard combination and the driver actually stopping. If for any reason it is unresponsive,​ you can also stop the driver from the Task Manager on Windows, or using 'kill -9' on Linux. Use CTRL+C to close your driver. There can be a small delay between pressing the keyboard combination and the driver actually stopping. If for any reason it is unresponsive,​ you can also stop the driver from the Task Manager on Windows, or using 'kill -9' on Linux.
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 +===Substituting Drivers===
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 +You can also use this technique to substitute //​different//​ drivers that use the same connection data - or testing drivers such as the **zero**, **rnd** or **bad** drivers.