# Launch LightBurn and Load Files into LightBurn using Command Line Interface

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There’s also a small helper application with the Windows version of LightBurn that will take care of either running the app or passing a file to it, if that’s what you want it for.

Calling C:\Program Files\LightBurn\SendUDP.exe “” will load LightBurn with that file if it isn’t already running, or tell the running instance of it to load that file.

SendUDP returns a status of:

- 0 if LightBurn was not running and was launched.
- 1 if no file argument was given, but LightBurn was running already
- 2 if LightBurn was running and was sent the filename to load

This was made to simplify writing export tools like the Corel macro.

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