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RE: .Start with Parameters (Custom Scripting)

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:47:44 GMT

Thanks for the kind words!

RE: .Start with Parameters (Custom Scripting)

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 21:18:28 GMT

I've read some of your other threads and it's impressive how much you remember on many different topics. Looked over some of the custom scripts to download....creative solutions.

RE: .Start with Parameters (Custom Scripting)

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 21:11:08 GMT

Yep, that's usually how I work around it too now that you mention it, I forgot that works as well

RE: .Start with Parameters (Custom Scripting)

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:35:18 GMT

That did work IF I started over on a different line. This is such a low-priority item I hate to even mention it, but my testing shows the best consistant technique that works every time (so far) is to:

- backspace over the .Start and enter the . to invoke intellisense.
- Scroll down the list and the dbl-click on Start. Enter usually doesn't work, unless I started on a different line.

RE: .Start with Parameters (Custom Scripting)

Binary Fortress Software — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:09:42 GMT

There isn't a way to manually invoke those helper popups, no. The only way currently would be to delete the whole line and start it again.

RE: .Start with Parameters (Custom Scripting)

Binary Fortress Software — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 00:19:21 GMT

I noticed that when going back to edit a .Start path that the application list does not pop-up on . I tried but it shows itellisense entries, not the application list.

Is there a workaround for this? The one I found is to create a new script, where the list pop-up, and copy/paste that path from there.

RE: .Start with Parameters (Custom Scripting)

Binary Fortress Software — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 20:29:41 GMT

Looks pretty clean to me!

RE: .Start with Parameters (Custom Scripting)

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 23:28:29 GMT

For Keith.....suggestions welcome.

RE: .Start with Parameters (Custom Scripting)

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 21:40:47 GMT

ok, same as VB. Yea, the "\\" insertions are a pain. I learned years ago never to assume anything until its verified.

RE: .Start with Parameters (Custom Scripting)

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 21:23:24 GMT

The @ treats the string in the quotes as literal, so that you don't need to escape the backslashes. e.g. You can do either

"C:\\Program Files\\blah.exe"

@"C:\Program Files\blah.exe"

RE: .Start with Parameters (Custom Scripting)

Binary Fortress Software — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:36:34 GMT

Modified again to use an array instead of stringbuilder. They both work identical as far as output, but this was for maintainance & C# refresher (Been VB'ing ASP.NET for 15 years).

RE: .Start with Parameters (Custom Scripting)

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:23:25 GMT

Nice! Modified for ease of maintainance, since I will be adding/removing sites later. What's the @ for?

BFS.Application.Start(@"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe", strParms.ToString());

RE: .Start with Parameters (Custom Scripting)

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:03:11 GMT

You can pass command line params as a string to BFS.Application.Start, like this:

BFS.Application.Start(@"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe", "https://www.displayfusion.com")

RE: .Start with Parameters (Custom Scripting)

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:24:59 GMT

UPDATE: I added in a Stringbuilder for easy maintainance later. Suggestion welcome.....

.Start with Parameters (Custom Scripting)

Binary Fortress Software — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:16:26 GMT

can Application.Start pass parameters to an .exe?

[see attachment]

In Red, the first line WILL launch Edge Browser.
But, the second line, with a parameter, fails to even launch Edge on Win 11. Tried with just a URL,too, but no launch.

In Green, I was able to get Edge to launch with parameters. Here, Edge is spawned with three distict tabs.

Is there a better way?