"Open with..." with a switch, how to?

RbnJrg · 08-13-2019, 09:45 AM

I want to proccess a .xhtml file from Sigil with external program but I also want the file will be open (externally) with a command option and the "Open with..." dialog doesn't allow me to do that. How must I procced in those cases?

Thanks in advance.

KevinH · 08-13-2019, 11:19 AM

Create an executable batch file or link and add command line option inside of that.

RbnJrg · 08-13-2019, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by KevinH

Create an executable batch file or link and add command line option inside of that.

RbnJrg · 08-13-2019, 01:24 PM

I made a bat file with the following command:

MyProgram.exe -u %1

and I saved all as "MyBat.bat". If I drop a .xhtml file on that .bat, all works fine but if I want to proccess a .xhtml file with the same .bat by means of "Open with..." nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?

DiapDealer · 08-13-2019, 03:07 PM

Is MyProgram.exe on your PATH?

I'm able to use the following in a batch file on Windows 10 and pass the /p parameter to EditPadLite (to open in Print Preview) and have it work with Open With.

Code:

"C:\Program Files\Just Great Software\EditPad Lite 7\EditPadLite7.exe" /p %1

RbnJrg · 08-13-2019, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Is MyProgram.exe on your PATH?

No it isn't. But the .bat file is in the same folder of MyProgram.exe (with a different name of the .exe file).

But now I'm suspecting it can be a bug. I made a .bat file with the following line:

c:\windows\notepad.exe %1

The path wouldn't be neccesary because notepad.exe is in the Windows folder, but even so, I wrote the path to notepad in the .bat. Well, after selecting with "Open with..." that .bat file, the .xhtml didn't open inside Notepad (nothing happened). But, if instead of using the .bat, I open the .xhtml file directly with Notepad (throught Open with), the file is open without issue.

DiapDealer · 08-13-2019, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by RbnJrg

No it isn't. But the .bat file is in the same folder of MyProgram.exe (with a different name of the .exe file).

Doesn't really matter with the way the detached process is launched by Qt. You're better off supplying the full path to your exe in your batch file.

Quote:

But now I'm suspecting it can be a bug. I made a .bat file with the following line:

c:\windows\notepad.exe %1

The path wouldn't be neccesary because notepad.exe is in the Windows folder, but even so, I wrote the path to notepad in the .bat. Well, after selecting with "Open with..." that .bat file, the .xhtml didn't open inside Notepad (nothing happened). But, if instead of using the .bat, I open the .xhtml file directly with Notepad (throught Open with), the file is open without issue.

It can't be Sigil bug, because I'm able to do exactly what you want to do with a batch file on Windows. In fact your exact example:

c:\windows\notepad.exe %1

in a batch file works to open xhtml files from Book Browser in notepad on my Windows machine.

RbnJrg · 08-13-2019, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

It can't be Sigil bug, because I'm able to do exactly what you want to do with a batch file on Windows. In fact your exact example:

c:\windows\notepad.exe %1

in a batch file works to open xhtml files from Book Browser in notepad on my Windows machine.

How weird! Maybe is something with my Windows 7. I tried with others text editor (Notepad++, Sublime) and I can't open the .xhtml by means of a .bat with "Open with...". But if I drop a .xhtml file on the .bat file, the .xhtml is loaded perfectly (so, the .bat is ok).

DiapDealer · 08-13-2019, 05:03 PM

I'll test on Windows 7 when I get home to make sure it's not some sort of 10 vs 7 thing.

But rather then testing by dropping files on the batch file, try running it from a terminal and providing the path to the xhtml file as a parameter. That will more closely approximate how Sigil will be launching things.

DiapDealer · 08-13-2019, 05:48 PM

Hmmm. I get the same results you do on Windows 7. I'll have to do some investigating.

RbnJrg · 08-13-2019, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

But rather then testing by dropping files on the batch file, try running it from a terminal and providing the path to the xhtml file as a parameter. That will more closely approximate how Sigil will be launching things.

The .bat works perfectly from a terminal. So, the .bat file is ok.

RbnJrg · 08-13-2019, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Hmmm. I get the same results you do on Windows 7. I'll have to do some investigating.

Well, something that is working on Windows 10, it doesn't do it on Windows 7.

KevinH · 08-13-2019, 06:16 PM

perhaps it needs something else to launch it. It was a long way back but I remember a command called "start" that was needed to launch certain filetypes but ...

RbnJrg · 08-13-2019, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinH

perhaps it needs something else to launch it. It was a long way back but I remember a command called "start" that was needed to launch certain filetypes but ...

I tried with "start" and doen't work either

But the weird thing is that on Windows 10 Diap says that all work perfectly (without the command "start").

KevinH · 08-13-2019, 08:00 PM

Hmm the only other things I remember was usung the first line to set the drive

so something like:

c:
c:\windows\notepad.exe %1

and then renaming it from .bat to .cmd but that is the limit of my knowledge.

DiapDealer is really the expert here. Perhaps he can figure out what is different between Windows 7 and Windows 10 here.

Sorry.

08-13-2019, 09:45 AM	#1
RbnJrg Wizard Posts: 1,877 Karma: 8821117 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Rosario - Santa Fe - Argentina Device: Kindle 4 NT	"Open with..." with a switch, how to? I want to proccess a .xhtml file from Sigil with external program but I also want the file will be open (externally) with a command option and the "Open with..." dialog doesn't allow me to do that. How must I procced in those cases? Thanks in advance.

08-13-2019, 03:07 PM	#5
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,892 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Is MyProgram.exe on your PATH? I'm able to use the following in a batch file on Windows 10 and pass the /p parameter to EditPadLite (to open in Print Preview) and have it work with Open With. Code: "C:\Program Files\Just Great Software\EditPad Lite 7\EditPadLite7.exe" /p %1

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08-13-2019, 11:19 AM	#2
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 9,072 Karma: 6361556 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Create an executable batch file or link and add command line option inside of that.

08-13-2019, 01:24 PM	#4
RbnJrg Wizard Posts: 1,877 Karma: 8821117 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Rosario - Santa Fe - Argentina Device: Kindle 4 NT	I made a bat file with the following command: MyProgram.exe -u %1 and I saved all as "MyBat.bat". If I drop a .xhtml file on that .bat, all works fine but if I want to proccess a .xhtml file with the same .bat by means of "Open with..." nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?

08-13-2019, 05:03 PM	#9
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,892 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I'll test on Windows 7 when I get home to make sure it's not some sort of 10 vs 7 thing. But rather then testing by dropping files on the batch file, try running it from a terminal and providing the path to the xhtml file as a parameter. That will more closely approximate how Sigil will be launching things.

08-13-2019, 05:48 PM	#10
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,892 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Hmmm. I get the same results you do on Windows 7. I'll have to do some investigating.

08-13-2019, 06:16 PM	#13
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 9,072 Karma: 6361556 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	perhaps it needs something else to launch it. It was a long way back but I remember a command called "start" that was needed to launch certain filetypes but ...

08-13-2019, 08:00 PM	#15
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 9,072 Karma: 6361556 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Hmm the only other things I remember was usung the first line to set the drive so something like: c: c:\windows\notepad.exe %1 and then renaming it from .bat to .cmd but that is the limit of my knowledge. DiapDealer is really the expert here. Perhaps he can figure out what is different between Windows 7 and Windows 10 here. Sorry.