Hello
Is there some logic when a parameter passes the 'explorer' name and when a unc
name?
I have a strange problems using startup parmeters within my exe.
I would like to start a file using it's assosiated program. Therfor it's using
the register key found in
\hkey_classes_root\fileextFile\shell\open\command
I've added a showmessage to my exe to give me an indication on what parameters
arrive at startup:
The original program-exe was installed using an 'installation wizard' and the
key-value found within this register key is pointing to my installation
directory: D:\installation\CalculatieXE %1
All parameters arriving at this location will be using the unc notation (spaces
will not be used and ~ a lot...). However this location does not provide me
enough debudding options: therefor I've altered the register key value to
D:\delphi\projects\ontw\WecapXE\CalculatieXE %1 (my DElphi development
location)
What surprices me is that all parameters arriving at startup not are NOT using
the unc-notation and therfor parameters are not valid if the "file to
open"-path contains spaces.
Files will work as long as the filename does not contain spaces: as soon it
does contain spaces it's pamater become useless: \
e.g. file at c:\te mp\1.ext will arrive as parameter 'c:\te'
I know the solution is to alter my D:\delphi\projects\ontw\WecapXE\CalculatieXE
%1 to D:\delphi\projects\ontw\WecapXE\CalculatieXE "%1" , but why I sometimes
get the unc names and sometimes not, surpices me a lot.
I also now did find out if I change the dir name where the exe is located, it
will force all parameters to use the ~ name...
Is there some logic when a parameter passes the 'explorer' name and when a unc
name? Is this determained by the dirname where the exe is located? Does it
matter if the 'file-to open' is located on another disk?
Hope you have some answers
Regards
Andries
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