Command to display a WORD file ?

wdc · Post by **wdc** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:35 am

What is the MacroScheduler 6.2 command to display a WORD file, apple.doc, located in C:\my documents?

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:42 am

From help for ExecuteFile>

ExecuteFile>file_to_execute[,parameters]

Executes a file using the application associated with the given file's filetype.
file_to_execute can include a full path.

Abbreviation : Exe

Therefore:
ExecuteFile>C:\my documents\apple.doc

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jpuziano · Post by **jpuziano** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:22 am

Hi JRL and Everyone,

Seeing the parameters in the ExecuteFile> command... I have a question... This does not seem to work:

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ExecuteFile>C:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe,12.34

Sure the Windows Calculator program launches (calc.exe) but I would like to pass a value into it on launch so that when it fires up, the value is already entered. I've tried passing ,12.34 ,"12.34" ,'12.34' but no luck.

Perhaps calc.exe does not accept parameters? Can anyone verify that? Google isn't telling me much on this one.

Calc does accept values by just "pasting" them in though... I have a working script where I highlight a number in any screen, hit a Hot Key and the script...

- sends CTRL-C to copy the number into the clipboard
- fires up calc.exe
- pastes the number into calc.exe

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Press CTRL
Send>c
Release CTRL
Run Program>calc.exe
WaitWindowOpen>Calculator
Wait>0.2
Press CTRL
Send>v
Release CTRL

I notice calc.exe can also be fired up from a DOS prompt (using XP SP2 here). All the following typed at a DOS prompt started calc.exe but none provided any extra info about parameters...

calc.exe /?
calc.exe /h
calc.exe h

Does anyone know a way of passing in a number as a parameter when calc.exe is fired up?

Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:26 am

As far as I know calc.exe does not accept command line parameters.

Me_again · Post by **Me_again** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:34 pm

You can make the MacroScheduler Calculator example script start with a pre-entered number. Change

Let>expr=

to

Let>expr=InitValue

Then pass that parameter when you start it by adding

/InitValue=12.34

to the command.

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:16 pm

me_again:
Thanks for the idea.

jpuziano:
Whats wrong with your paste solution? It seems to work flawlessly... (I took out the Wait>0.2 line. It didn't seem necessary.)

wdc:
Is apple.doc opening for you?