How to select which command parameter TC should process?

[usertc]

Hello.
I have a command:

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magick.exe convert test_image.png -set filename:myname %date%_%time::=% %[filename:myname].bmp

It uses ImageMagick software and converts test_image.png to something like this: 17.07.2016_134435,30.bmp

It runs perfectly from the command line, but when I tried to create a button in Total Commander and replace test_image.png with %S, the command doesn't work. As I understand, Total Commander tries to process %d and %t which I don't want to be processed by it.

Is there any way to allow TC to process only %S command?

Also, if it's important, %date%_%time::=% expression is not for ImageMagick, it's for cmd.exe
So desired command would be like this:

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cmd magick.exe convert %S -set filename:myname %date%_%time::=% %[filename:myname].bmp

Where out of all parameters, TC should process only %S

[Dalai]

Well, of course, this command can't work on a TC button because %date% and %time% are CMD env variables. So you need to create a button that launches cmd.exe and pass the necessary parameters to it. Furthermore, keep in mind that you have to double all percent signs in parameters that are not TC parameters/placeholders. Example: %date% would make TC use %d as replacement parameter like %S or %P, so you must use %%date%% to "mask" the percent signs and pass them unchanged to CMD.

I would create a batch script that takes the file names as parameters (or even better a file name of a list file containing all the file names to process by using %L) and create a button that passes them to this script. It's easier to understand later than having a button with all the cryptic stuff in it - not sure if the latter is possible at all.

Regards
Dalai

[usertc]

Dalai, thank you so much! Masking helped. Also /c key was needed. So here is working button:

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Command: cmd /c magick.exe
Parameters: convert %S -set filename:myname %%date%%_%%time::=%% %%[filename:myname].bmp

[MVV]

Finally, it is a good habit to additionally quote entire command line passed to stupid cmd.exe because it eats outer quotes if finds them (so it may cause unwanted eating):

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Command: cmd /c
Parameters: "magick.exe convert %S -set filename:myname %%date%%_%%time::=%% %%[filename:myname].bmp"