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- Passing Parameters with Spaces in Names
- Passing Params Loaded from Winini
- Passing Variables Between WBT EXEs
- Passing Variables from WB to DOS bat
- Return a Value from a Call
- Return a Value from Winbatch to Calling App
- Set up a State Controller with Global Variables
- Using Association to Pass Parameters
- Using Goto Based on Variable Substitution
- Variable Scope in WinBatch
- Variable Substitution Tips
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Using Association to Pass Parameters
Keywords: association passing parameters file associate
You can associate a file type as you normally would by using File Associate except choose the WBT or WinBatch .EXE which launches the application instead.
To pass parameters, your code should look like:
RunWait("Winword.exe", %param1%")
If a DOC file is clicked ON in the File Manager, the filename will be passed as param1.
To keep the application from failing when launched from an icon, add the following line above the run statement to define param 1:
If Param0==0 then Param1=""
Article ID: W13922
Filename: Using Association to Pass Parameters.txt
File Created: 1999:04:15:16:57:18
Last Updated: 1999:04:15:16:57:18