C# How to make Total Commander execute a command?

[Ivclim]

2Ivclim
You did not read the help (F1) didn't you?

Your command line should look like one of these:

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Process.Start (file, @"\\Server\Total\tab_1_add.tab");

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Process.Start (file, @"\L=\\Server\Total\tab_1_add.tab");

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Process.Start (file, @"\R=\\Server\Total\tab_1_add.tab");

In addition you may have to quote the path if the path contains spaces:

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Process.Start (file, @"\R=""\\Server\Total Space\tab 1 add.tab""");

Regards
Holger

Edit "OPENTABS:" sample removed (i thought it should work the same like "FTPOPEN:" but this seems to be not implemented...)

Many thanks for the detailed description.

There is still a problem.
He works

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Process.Start (file, @"\\Server\Total\tab_1_add.tab");

Does not work

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Process.Start (file, @"\L=\\Server\Total\tab_1_add.tab");

and

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Process.Start (file, @"\R=\\Server\Total\tab_1_add.tab");

Video - https://youtu.be/1wAOjpjBOKk

Could you advise something.

[gdpr deleted 6]

Does not work

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Process.Start (file, @"\L=\\Server\Total\tab_1_add.tab");

and

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Process.Start (file, @"\R=\\Server\Total\tab_1_add.tab");

Look at the very first character of your argument strings. What do you see?

[Ivclim]

2elgonzo
I do not understand.
Could you specify what is wrong.


PS
I'm just beginning to understand Total.
Therefore, I do not understand the specifics.

[gdpr deleted 6]

2elgonzo
I do not understand.
Could you specify what is wrong.

Look at your two argument strings:

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@"\L=\\Server\Total\tab_1_add.tab"
@"\R=\\Server\Total\tab_1_add.tab"

What is the first character in those strings?

[Ivclim]

2elgonzo

I understood.

"\ R" and "\ L" to replace with "/ R" and "/ L"

It seems to be working.

So tnank you.

[HolgerK]

2Horst.Epp
<OT>

That would lead to the same recursion problem if the tab file also contains the active side dir. Only removing the active dir from the tab file avoids TC loop.

Who said that the TAB-file should hold the active side tabs too:

[ViewModes]
0_name=TC_Plugins
0_icon=
0_commands=cm_FocusTrg,em_LoadPluginTabs,cm_FocusTrg
0_options=-1|-1|0||16711680|-1|-1
[ViewModeSwitch]
Enabled=1
0_rules=+%COMMANDER_PATH%\*.*
0_mode=0

[em_LoadPluginTabs]
button=wcmicons.dll
cmd=OPENTABS %COMMANDER_PATH%\test\Plugins.tab

[activetabs]
0_path=%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\wcx\
0_options=1|0|0|0|0|0|0|
1_path=%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\wdx\
1_options=1|0|0|0|0|0|0|
2_path=%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\wfx\
2_options=1|0|0|0|0|0|0|
3_path=%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\wlx\
3_options=1|0|0|0|0|0|0|
activetab=0

Regards
Holger
</OT>

[petermad]

2Horst.Epp

I tested with an absolute fresh ini file and TC doesn't crash but show the content of the tab file like an archive.

Hmm, if I make a cmd-file with this command:
C:\totalcmd\TOTALCMD64.EXE /i=F:\newtc.ini /R=C:\totalcmd\totalcmd.tab
it works perfectly OK.

So does this:
start "TC with tabs" C:\totalcmd\TOTALCMD64.EXE /i=f:\newtc.ini /R=C:\totalcmd\totalcmd.tab

It doesn't matter if the tab file contains tabs for both sides, or just for one side.

I have tested with both Windows 7 and 10

Do you perhaps have some AutoHokey or alike running, that makes TC open the .tab file like an archive?

[Horst.Epp]

2Horst.Epp

I tested with an absolute fresh ini file and TC doesn't crash but show the content of the tab file like an archive.

Hmm, if I make a cmd-file with this command:
C:\totalcmd\TOTALCMD64.EXE /i=F:\newtc.ini /R=C:\totalcmd\totalcmd.tab
it works perfectly OK.

So does this:
start "TC with tabs" C:\totalcmd\TOTALCMD64.EXE /i=f:\newtc.ini /R=C:\totalcmd\totalcmd.tab

It doesn't matter if the tab file contains tabs for both sides, or just for one side.

I have tested with both Windows 7 and 10

Do you perhaps have some AutoHokey or alike running, that makes TC open the .tab file like an archive?

No, there is nothing running in background.
It show my tab file as:
c:\Tools\Wincmd\tabs\TCupdates.tab\*.*
and opens the dir from the tab file on the other side.
[Edit]
I found the reason why my full install crashes with tab files
as command line parameter.
The Wlx plugin xBaseView had the .tab extension assigned.

[petermad]

2Horst.Epp

Could you perhaps post your tab file?

[Horst.Epp]

2Horst.Epp

Could you perhaps post your tab file?

As said above the culprint was the Wlx plugin xBaseView.
Here a the tab file which crashes TC when this plugin has the extension tab assigned:

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[activetabs]
[inactivetabs]
0_path=C:\Tools\Wincmd\
0_options=1|3|1|0|0|0|0
activetab=0

[HolgerK]

An empty [activetabs] section is not what TC would create by itself.

Regards
Holger

[Horst.Epp]

An empty [activetabs] section is not what TC would create by itself.

Regards
Holger

No, but it was necessary to avoid TC loop in certian situations.
Christian can easiely avoid such recursion by checking that the new current dir in a tab is the same as the previous one and don't execute Aoto-run action in this case. But unfortunately he refused to check such possible loops.