Start menu item using /O /R=? opens left panel

[Cloudking]

When I create a start menu item to open a path in the right panel, the directory opens in the left panel! (TC 6.53, TC 7.02a)

Steps to reproduce:
1) Change Start Menu, Add Item,
2) Use these settings:
Command = "C:\Program Files\Total Commander\TOTALCMD.EXE" /O /R=
Parameters = ?
3) Press OK button
4) Select this menu item and enter c:\windows in the dialog box. This folder will be opened in the left panel. (instead of right)

NB: Please note that this command (with the /R option) does work when invoked from an ordinary command prompt.

(BTW: I use this option to open manually entered UNC paths in the TC window. Any other possibilities to do that?)

[ts4242]

Steps to reproduce:
1) Change Start Menu, Add Item,
2) Use these settings:
Command = "C:\Program Files\Total Commander\TOTALCMD.EXE" /O /R=
Parameters = ?
3) Press OK button
4) Select this menu item and enter c:\windows in the dialog box. This folder will be opened in the left panel. (instead of right)

Confirmed!

workaround: use this parameter

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?/O /R=

(BTW: I use this option to open manually entered UNC paths in the TC window. Any other possibilities to do that?)

You can type cd path in the command line and press <Enter>
or add start menu item with these param

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Command: cd
Parameters: ?

[ghisler(Author)]

This doesn't work. Why? TC adds a space between command and parameter, so what you get is actually
"C:\Program Files\Total Commander\TOTALCMD.EXE" /O /R= c:\userpath

As you can see, you pass "c:\userpath" for the source window, and nothing (empty string) for the target...

[Cloudking]

My workaround is to create a simple batchfile containing the following command:
@"C:\Program Files\Total Commander\TOTALCMD.EXE" /O %1=%2

Via the start menu item parameters I pass in either '/L' or '/R' and for the second parameter the path that I wish to open.

I tick the 'Run minimized' button, so that you hardly notice the command window being opened. It's a bit dirty, but it does the trick.

Thanks.

[ts4242]

My workaround is to create a simple batchfile containing the following command:
@"C:\Program Files\Total Commander\TOTALCMD.EXE" /O %1=%2

cd is much faster!

There is another way to quickly open directory by typing the path in current directory (above the file list), no need for typing cd command
you can assign a hotkey to the internal command cm_EditPath to quickly start editing current directory field.

[Cloudking]

cd is much faster!

I would like to have two hotkeys; one for the source panel, and one for the target. Can I do that using cd (or any internal command?)

[ts4242]

I would like to have two hotkeys; one for the source panel, and one for the target. Can I do that using cd (or any internal command?)

No, cd always open the path in the active panel, but you can execute cm_Exchange after cd command