Button '%L' parameter does'nt work as command?

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sexy69
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Button '%L' parameter does'nt work as command?

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It works ->
TC button:
Command: "X:\AkelPad.exe"
Parameter: %L

Did not work ->
Command line: "X:\AkelPad.exe" %L
Command line: "X:\AkelPad.exe" "%L"
Command line: "X:\AkelPad.exe %L"

Why?
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Post by *Horst.Epp »

A stupid simple answer:
Because a command is a command and parameters belong to the parameters field.
Whats the problem with that behaviour ?
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Post by *sexy69 »

I'd like Total Commander when opening a text file (with the "command line"), you have somewhere stored the full path to the file.
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Re: Command line: "X:\AkelPad.exe" %L

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sexy69 wrote:Why?
Because it's so by design. Put parameters into the Parameter box.






 
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