diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs
index c8d0b308..bf7f618c 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
@@ -221,6 +221,13 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			ChangeLogFileName("LogFileAppender", Database.SelectedDatabase + " " + dtSunday.ToString("yyyyMMdd") + " ErrorLog.txt");
 			_MyLog.InfoFormat("\r\nSession Beginning\r\n<===================== User: {0}/{1} Started {2} =====================>"
 				, Environment.UserDomainName,Environment.UserName, DateTime.Now.ToString("dddd MMMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss tt"));
+			foreach (string parameter in parameters)
+			{
+				if (parameter.ToUpper().StartsWith("/UF="))
+					UpdateFormats(parameter.Substring(4));
+				else if (parameter.ToUpper().StartsWith("/UF"))
+					UpdateFormats(null);
+			}
 			VETreeNode tn = VETreeNode.GetFolder(1);
 			tv.Nodes.Add(tn);
 			tv.NodePSI += new vlnTreeViewPSIEvent(tv_NodePSI);
@@ -2098,25 +2105,34 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 		}
 		private void btnUpdateFormat_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			string fmtPath = Properties.Settings.Default.FormatPath ?? "";
-			DirectoryInfo di = null;
-			do
+			UpdateFormats(null);
+		}
+
+		private void UpdateFormats(string mypath)
+		{
+			if (mypath == null)
 			{
-				fbd.Description = "Select folder containing FmtAll and GenMacAll folders to update formats";
-				fbd.SelectedPath = fmtPath;
-				DialogResult dr = fbd.ShowDialog();
-				if (dr == DialogResult.Cancel)
+				string fmtPath = Properties.Settings.Default.FormatPath ?? "";
+				DirectoryInfo di = null;
+				do
 				{
-					bottomProgBar.Text = "Format Update Cancelled";
-					return;
-				}
-				di = new DirectoryInfo(fbd.SelectedPath);
-				fmtPath = di.FullName;
-			} while (((fmtPath ?? "") == "") || (!di.Exists || !Directory.Exists(di.FullName + @"\fmtall") || !Directory.Exists(di.FullName + @"\genmacall")));
-			Properties.Settings.Default.FormatPath = fbd.SelectedPath;
-			Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
-			string fmtPathAll = di.FullName + @"\fmtall";
-			string genmacPathAll = di.FullName + @"\genmacall";
+					fbd.Description = "Select folder containing FmtAll and GenMacAll folders to update formats";
+					fbd.SelectedPath = fmtPath;
+					DialogResult dr = fbd.ShowDialog();
+					if (dr == DialogResult.Cancel)
+					{
+						bottomProgBar.Text = "Format Update Cancelled";
+						return;
+					}
+					di = new DirectoryInfo(fbd.SelectedPath);
+					fmtPath = di.FullName;
+				} while (((fmtPath ?? "") == "") || (!di.Exists || !Directory.Exists(di.FullName + @"\fmtall") || !Directory.Exists(di.FullName + @"\genmacall")));
+				Properties.Settings.Default.FormatPath = fbd.SelectedPath;
+				Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
+				mypath = di.FullName;
+			}
+			string fmtPathAll = mypath + @"\fmtall";
+			string genmacPathAll = mypath + @"\genmacall";
 			Format.FormatLoaded += new FormatEvent(Format_FormatLoaded);
 			Format.UpdateFormats(fmtPathAll, genmacPathAll);
 			Format.FormatLoaded -= new FormatEvent(Format_FormatLoaded);