--- a
+++ b/codesys-ide/codesyscontrol
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z $1 ]; then
+    echo "usage: $0 <filename of offline bootproject (*.app)> [<artifact 1> <artifact 2>]"
+    exit -1
+fi
+
+# create temporary working directory
+tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+
+# create config file
+appname=$(basename ${1} .app)
+cp ${appname}.app ${tmpdir}/Application.app
+cp ${appname}.crc ${tmpdir}/Application.crc
+
+cat > ${tmpdir}/CODESYSControl.cfg <<EOF
+[CmpApp]
+Application.1=Application
+
+[SysFile]
+FilePath.1=/etc/, 3S.dat
+EOF
+
+# run codesys control
+(
+    cd ${tmpdir};
+    /opt/codesys/bin/codesyscontrol.bin -d CODESYSControl.cfg;
+)
+
+# remove temporary working directory
+[ -d ${tmpdir} ] && rm -rf ${tmpdir}