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Open With does not work with .bat files and %1 style arguments

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2025 5:11 am
by golemus
issue1: .bat file arguments don't work with Open With dialogue
issue2: "%~n1-R.mp4" style argument does not work either (it works inside .bat file)





This is content of mp4-rot.bat
ffmpeg -i %1 -metadata:s:v rotate="%2" -codec copy "%~n1-R.mp4"

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Re: Open With does not work with .bat files and %1 style arguments

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2025 6:39 am
by user0
does it work in other apps with similar 'Open with' functionality: ImageGlass, FastStone, Imagine, etc?

Re: Open With does not work with .bat files and %1 style arguments

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2025 12:29 pm
by golemus
user0 wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2025 6:39 am does it work in other apps with similar 'Open with' functionality: ImageGlass, FastStone, Imagine, etc?
In faststone the .bat file worked so I didn't have to put commands directly to the dialogue.

Re: Open With does not work with .bat files and %1 style arguments

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2025 5:42 pm
by michel038
I tried this :

1) Create test.bat containing :

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@echo off
echo start
echo : %1 : %2 : %3 :
echo stop
pause
2) Create a "Open with ..."
Name = test,
Path = C:\my_own_path\test.bat
Arguments = A "B C D"

3) Select a jpg file, > Open with > test
I get a cmd window showing my 3 arguments:

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start 
: "C:\my_filepath\file.jpg" : A : "B C D" :
stop
... quotes are added to the full file name