starting a shortcut from desktop

[Charles G]

I have a shortcut on the desktop:

[C:\Documents and Settings\Charles\Desktop]shortcut "c:\Documents and Settings\Charles\Desktop\MOVEFAVS_1.BTM.lnk"
Command=C:\Batch\MOVEFA~1.BTM
ArgumentsDirectory=%userprofile%\Desktop
DescriptionLink=c:\Documents and Settings\Charles\Desktop\MOVEFAVS_1.BTM.lnk
IconOffset=0
Mode=3
Hotkey
[C:\Documents and Settings\Charles\Desktop]assoc .btm
.btm=TCMD.Batch

[C:\Documents and Settings\Charles\Desktop]ftype TCMD.Batch
TCMD.Batch="C:\Program Files\JPSoft\TCMD8\tcmd.exe" /@D:\TakeCommand\INIs\TCMD_v8.ini /c "%1" %*

The problem is that the TCMD_v8.ini is NOT being called / loaded / read. Or at least the TC_Start.btm in the C:\batch folder. I do have an echo .... in TC_START .... at the top of the file and sicne that is not showing I know it's not being loaded.

In case it has anyhting to do with parameters or similar they are:

[C:\Documents and Settings\Charles\Desktop]setdos
ANSI=0
COMPOUND=^
DESCRIPTIONS=1 (DESCRIPT.ION)
ESCAPE=
EVAL=0.10
EXPANSION=0
MODE=1
NOCLOBBER=1
PARAMETERS=&
CURSOR OVERSTRIKE=100
CURSOR INSERT=15
VERBOSE=0

Any suggestions?

 

[Charles G]

No replies yet....
----- Original Message -----
From: Charles G
To: CSGalloway@nc.rr.com
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 12:03 AM
Subject: [Support-t-2908] starting a shortcut from desktop


I have a shortcut on the desktop:

[C:\Documents and Settings\Charles\Desktop]shortcut "c:\Documents and Settings\Charles\Desktop\MOVEFAVS_1.BTM.lnk"
Command=C:\Batch\MOVEFA~1.BTM
ArgumentsDirectory=%userprofile%\Desktop
DescriptionLink=c:\Documents and Settings\Charles\Desktop\MOVEFAVS_1.BTM.lnk
IconOffset=0
Mode=3
Hotkey
[C:\Documents and Settings\Charles\Desktop]assoc .btm
.btm=TCMD.Batch

[C:\Documents and Settings\Charles\Desktop]ftype TCMD.Batch
TCMD.Batch="C:\Program Files\JPSoft\TCMD8\tcmd.exe" /@D:\TakeCommand\INIs\TCMD_v8.ini /c "%1" %*

The problem is that the TCMD_v8.ini is NOT being called / loaded / read. Or at least the TC_Start.btm in the C:\batch folder. I do have an echo .... in TC_START .... at the top of the file and sicne that is not showing I know it's not being loaded.

In case it has anyhting to do with parameters or similar they are:

[C:\Documents and Settings\Charles\Desktop]setdos
ANSI=0
COMPOUND=^
DESCRIPTIONS=1 (DESCRIPT.ION)
ESCAPE=
EVAL=0.10
EXPANSION=0
MODE=1
NOCLOBBER=1
PARAMETERS=&
CURSOR OVERSTRIKE=100
CURSOR INSERT=15
VERBOSE=0

Any suggestions?

 

[David Marcus]

Since you are asking about v8, most people probably didn't bother trying to figure it out. Is there a reason you are using tcmd to run your btm instead of tcc? Is there only a problem is you use a shortcut? I.e., what happens if you just type the command line?

 

[vefatica]

On Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:16:32 -0400, Charles G <> wrote:

| TCMD.Batch="C:\Program Files\JPSoft\TCMD8\tcmd.exe" /@D:\TakeCommand\INIs\TCMD_v8.ini /c "%1" %*

That doesn't look right. You're starting TCMD with a particular INI file. But
what INI file is TCC (which will process the BTM) use? I suppose that must be
specified in TCMD's COMSPEC or one of the tab specs.

 

[Charles Dye]

That doesn't look right. You're starting TCMD with a particular INI file. But what INI file is TCC (which will process the BTM) use? I suppose that must be specified in TCMD's COMSPEC or one of the tab specs.

IIRC, v8 was before the Take Command / TCC rewrite. In other words, Take Command v8 was a command processor, not a GUI wrapper for TCC and other console programs.

 

[Charles G]

I triued with TCC 12.10.67 and still have the problem.

The only difference in the command session would be:

[C:\Documents and Settings\Charles\Desktop]ftype TCMD.Batch
TCMD.Batch="C:\Program Files\JPSoft\TCMD12\tcmd.exe" /@D:\TakeCommand\INIs\TCC_v12.ini /c "%1" %*

If I run the command from the command line everything works.

----- Original Message -----
From: David Marcus
To: CSGalloway@nc.rr.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 08:34 PM
Subject: RE: [Support-t-2908] Re: starting a shortcut from desktop


Since you are asking about v8, most people probably didn't bother trying to figure it out. Is there a reason you are using tcmd to run your btm instead of tcc? Is there only a problem is you use a shortcut? I.e., what happens if you just type the command line?

 

[David Marcus]

If I run the command from the command line everything works.

What is the exact command you use from the command line?

 

[Charles G]

I just call the BTM that the shortcut calls. %userprofile%\desktop> C:\Batch\MOVEFA~1.BTM

----- Original Message -----
From: David Marcus
To: CSGalloway@nc.rr.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 12:22 PM
Subject: RE: [Support-t-2908] Re: starting a shortcut from desktop


Quote:
Originally Posted by Charles G
If I run the command from the command line everything works.

What is the exact command you use from the command line?

 

[David Marcus]

I just call the BTM that the shortcut calls. %userprofile%\desktop> C:\Batch\MOVEFA~1.BTM

If you do that, I believe TCC will just execute the btm. It won't use the Windows association. What if you try the command the shortcut is using? And, why don't you associate .btm files to TCC?

 

[Charles G]

Well I am using the command the shortcut uses, unless I missunderstanding you? I'll change to using TCC but that isn't going to change anyhtring....
----- Original Message -----
From: David Marcus
To: CSGalloway@nc.rr.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 08:17 PM
Subject: RE: [Support-t-2908] Re: starting a shortcut from desktop


Quote:
Originally Posted by Charles G
I just call the BTM that the shortcut calls. %userprofile%\desktop> C:\Batch\MOVEFA~1.BTM

If you do that, I believe TCC will just execute the btm. It won't use the Windows association. What if you try the command the shortcut is using? And, why don't you associate .btm files to TCC?

 

[David Marcus]

Well I am using the command the shortcut uses, unless I missunderstanding you?

In v12, if you run a .btm from inside TCC, TCC just executes it. It doesn't run tcmd.exe, as your shortcut does. I don't recall what v8 does.

I don't have a file association for .btm, but I'm pretty sure TCC will just execute the file rather than looking up the file association.

 

[Charles G]

In v8 there is just TCMD.EXE - not a TCC or 4NT exes. So in v8 the shortcut is of the right syntax. The .BTM runs just fine when run in v8's TCMD.
----- Original Message -----
From: David Marcus
To: CSGalloway@nc.rr.com
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 01:54 PM
Subject: RE: [Support-t-2908] Re: starting a shortcut from desktop


Quote:
Originally Posted by Charles G
Well I am using the command the shortcut uses, unless I missunderstanding you?

In v12, if you run a .btm from inside TCC, TCC just executes it. It doesn't run tcmd.exe, as your shortcut does. I don't recall what v8 does.

I don't have a file association for .btm, but I'm pretty sure TCC will just execute the file rather than looking up the file association.

 

[David Marcus]

The .BTM runs just fine when run in v8's TCMD.

What if you use the command that the shortcut is using, which looks like it is

"C:\Program Files\JPSoft\TCMD8\tcmd.exe" /@D:\TakeCommand\INIs\TCMD_v8.ini /c "C:\Batch\MOVEFA~1.BTM" C:\Batch\MOVEFA~1.BTM

? Does that work? Does it work from tcmd and from cmd?

 

[Kachupp]

referring a "command" cmd _extension_ as a .btm is not advised anywhere

> ? Does that work? Does it work from tcmd and from cmd?

tcc will understand it. cmd will go hmm..... ya what! C:\>`foo` is not
recognized as a........

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Marcus
> Subject: RE: [Support-t-2908] Re: starting a shortcut from desktop
>
>
> ---Quote (Originally by Charles G)---
> The .BTM runs just fine when run in v8's TCMD.
> ---End Quote---
> What if you use the command that the shortcut is using, which
> looks like it is
>
> "C:\Program Files\JPSoft\TCMD8\tcmd.exe"
> /@D:\TakeCommand\INIs\TCMD_v8.ini /c "C:\Batch\MOVEFA~1.BTM"
> C:\Batch\MOVEFA~1.BTM
>
> ? Does that work? Does it work from tcmd and from cmd?

 

[David Marcus]

referring a "command" cmd _extension_ as a .btm is not advised anywhere

tcc will understand it. cmd will go hmm..... ya what! C:\>`foo` is not
recognized as a........

I was asking what happens if he tries the full command (i.e., what I posted including the tcmd.exe part) from cmd. After all, that's essentially what the shortcut does.

Not that it matters, but he does have a file association for .btm, so doesn't cmd check the file associations?