Command line parameters and File associations

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » 2 May 2003, 20:03

I think it will be very useful in elma.

for those who doesn't know, command line parameters are certain characters that u add after the adress to the exe file in shortcuts or in dos mode. file associations are when you click a file with a certain ending (like .txt .bmp and so) and it opens the appropriate program and does the needed action with the file you clicked on.

for example :
opening the elma executeable with the parameter /l1 will immediately let you play level 1... opening it with /rec "recname.rec" will just show this rec and close the game right after.

Of course, after applying the parameters, a file associations should be applied...
Clicking a rec file should immediately shoe the rec
Clicking a lev file should open it for playing (and also an action for editing can be good)
Clicking an lgr file should set it to be default and open the game

what do you think?

2fast · Post by **2fast** » 2 May 2003, 20:08

pretty good idea

MagnusB · Post by **MagnusB** » 2 May 2003, 20:33

It's a good idea, but I'm not sure how much I need this. It doesn't take a lot of time to do those things anyway, maybe making the feature would be a bit more work than what it deserves.
Then again, it would be cool. Especially the file association.

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » 2 May 2003, 22:11

it wont save much time in a single time u use it, but it will really save some in some years of elma playing

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 2 May 2003, 23:55

Yeah, this idea rocks! Been thinkin' a little about it myself, too.

Post by **SveinR** » 3 May 2003, 10:13

It's a pretty good idea, but as Magnus, I don't know how much I'd use it.

exe-cuter · Post by **exe-cuter** » 7 May 2003, 20:07

I'm already working on a program that does the job,but the commands don't work with me

(Elma just starts like the normal way)
ELMA.EXE /r 01mopo.rec
ELMA.EXE /l3

I have version 1.11a[/u]

Nevermind

exe-cuter · Post by **exe-cuter** » 7 May 2003, 20:53

Epsilon wrote:for example :
opening the elma executeable with the parameter /l1 will immediately let you play level 1... opening it with /rec "recname.rec" will just show this rec and close the game right after.

To make some things clear :
These parameters are NOT in Elma (yet)

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » 25 May 2003, 15:36

yea, i talked about adding them...

Command line parameters and File associations

Command line parameters and File associations

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