I have a DOS file that I would like to run by simply clicking a short cut.

[AAaron123]

I have a DOS file that I would like to run by simply clicking a short cut.
The shortcut needs to open a command window and run the exe there.

Is that possible?

Thanks

PS
I guess it is not really a DOS file.
What is the current nomenclature?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have a DOS file that I would like to run by simply clicking a
short cut. The shortcut needs to open a command window and run the
exe there.
Is that possible?

Thanks

PS
I guess it is not really a DOS file.
What is the current nomenclature?

Same as it ever was - executable. You are giving it a name based off the
platform it was likely created to run on.

What is it?

The following:

cmd /k

in a batch script and in front of the path/executable name itself might get
you what you desire.

 

[AAaron123]

Same as it ever was - executable. You are giving it a name based off
the platform it was likely created to run on.

What is it?

trid.exe
A utility designed to identify file types from their binary
signatures.

The following:

cmd /k

in a batch script and in front of the path/executable name itself
might get you what you desire.

It gives me what I asked for but I now know that it is not what I desire.

What would be nice is for the command window to open with trid.exe at the
prompt waiting for a file name.

Like so in the command window:

I:\My Documents\My Pictures>J:\Program Files\trid.exe

possible?

I know about "Start in" in the short cut.
I don't know how to write the Target to do the above.
Do I need a .bat file?

Thanks a lot

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

trid.exe
A utility designed to identify file types from their binary
signatures.


It gives me what I asked for but I now know that it is not what I desire.

What would be nice is for the command window to open with trid.exe at the
prompt waiting for a file name.

Like so in the command window:

I:\My Documents\My Pictures>J:\Program Files\trid.exe

possible?

I know about "Start in" in the short cut.
I don't know how to write the Target to do the above.
Do I need a .bat file?

Thanks a lot

You can create a shortcut with the following command:

J:\Program Files\trid.exe

Does trid.exe prompt you for a file name? Post again if it doesn't - perhaps
piping the file name into trid.exe will work. It all depends on how the
program was written.

 

[AAaron123]

You can create a shortcut with the following command:

J:\Program Files\trid.exe

Does trid.exe prompt you for a file name? Post again if it doesn't -
perhaps piping the file name into trid.exe will work. It all depends
on how the program was written.

No it does not.
It expects me to type at the DOS prompt:

J:\Program Files\trid.exe filename.gif

and then hit Enter

thanks

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

No it does not.
It expects me to type at the DOS prompt:

J:\Program Files\trid.exe filename.gif

and then hit Enter

thanks

In this case you can do it with this batch file:

@echo off
set /p FName=Please enter the file name:
if "%FName%"=="" goto :eof
"J:\Program Files\trid.exe" %FName%

or, if the file is located in some specific folder:
@echo off
set /p FName=Please enter the file name:
if "%FName%"=="" goto :eof
"J:\Program Files\trid.exe" J:\SomeFolder\%FName%

 

[Bill Sharpe]

No it does not.
It expects me to type at the DOS prompt:

J:\Program Files\trid.exe filename.gif

and then hit Enter

thanks

Try this in the short cut:
"I:\My Documents\My Pictures>J:\Program Files\trid.exe" filename.gif
or possibly this:
"I:\My Documents\My Pictures>J:\Program Files\trid.exe filename.gif"

Sometimes the cmd file hiccups over spaces unless there are quote marks
around them.

Bill

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

Try this in the short cut:
"I:\My Documents\My Pictures>J:\Program Files\trid.exe" filename.gif
or possibly this:
"I:\My Documents\My Pictures>J:\Program Files\trid.exe filename.gif"

Sometimes the cmd file hiccups over spaces unless there are quote marks
around them.

Bill

I think there is some mix-up here between the prompt (I:\My Documents\My
Pictures) and the program name (J:\Program Files\trid.exe). You probably
wanted to suggest putting this string into the shortcut:

"J:\Program Files\trid.exe" "filename.gif"

 

[ju.c]

You do it like this:

cmd.exe "C:\Path to\filename.exe"


ju.c

 

[ju.c]

Create a right-click command to launch trid.

1. Copy below and paste into Notepad.

----------copy-inside-only----------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\trid]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\trid\command]
@="C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /k C:\\PROGRA~1\\Tools\\trid.exe \"%1\""

----------copy-inside-only----------

2. Replace C:\\PROGRA~1\\TRID\\trid.exe with the path to trid.exe.
(Note that it must be the short path, and double backslashes)
(Check the cmd.exe path)

3. Save-as TRID.reg (or any name + .reg)

4. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.

Now you can right-click on any file and see the results.


ju.c

Same as it ever was - executable. You are giving it a name based off
the platform it was likely created to run on.

What is it?

trid.exe
A utility designed to identify file types from their binary
signatures.

The following:

cmd /k

in a batch script and in front of the path/executable name itself
might get you what you desire.

It gives me what I asked for but I now know that it is not what I desire.

What would be nice is for the command window to open with trid.exe at the
prompt waiting for a file name.

Like so in the command window:

I:\My Documents\My Pictures>J:\Program Files\trid.exe

possible?

I know about "Start in" in the short cut.
I don't know how to write the Target to do the above.
Do I need a .bat file?

Thanks a lot

 

[AAaron123]

In this case you can do it with this batch file:

@echo off
set /p FName=Please enter the file name:
if "%FName%"=="" goto :eof
"J:\Program Files\trid.exe" %FName%

or, if the file is located in some specific folder:
@echo off
set /p FName=Please enter the file name:
if "%FName%"=="" goto :eof
"J:\Program Files\trid.exe" J:\SomeFolder\%FName%

Just what I needed


thanks

 

[AAaron123]

Try this in the short cut:
"I:\My Documents\My Pictures>J:\Program Files\trid.exe" filename.gif
or possibly this:
"I:\My Documents\My Pictures>J:\Program Files\trid.exe filename.gif"

Sometimes the cmd file hiccups over spaces unless there are quote
marks around them.

Bill

thanks

 

[AAaron123]

Thanks

You do it like this:

cmd.exe "C:\Path to\filename.exe"


ju.c

 

[AAaron123]

Will that keep the command window open so I can see the results?
When I did a similar thing using a shortcut it opened a cmd window and then
the window terminated faster than I could see the results.

You think this would have that problem?

Thanks

Create a right-click command to launch trid.

1. Copy below and paste into Notepad.

----------copy-inside-only----------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\trid]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\trid\command]
@="C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /k C:\\PROGRA~1\\Tools\\trid.exe
\"%1\""
----------copy-inside-only----------

2. Replace C:\\PROGRA~1\\TRID\\trid.exe with the path to trid.exe.
(Note that it must be the short path, and double backslashes)
(Check the cmd.exe path)

3. Save-as TRID.reg (or any name + .reg)

4. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.

Now you can right-click on any file and see the results.


ju.c

AAaron123 wrote:
I have a DOS file that I would like to run by simply clicking a
short cut. The shortcut needs to open a command window and run the
exe there.
Is that possible?

Thanks

PS
I guess it is not really a DOS file.
What is the current nomenclature?

Same as it ever was - executable. You are giving it a name based
off the platform it was likely created to run on.

What is it?

trid.exe
A utility designed to identify file types from their binary
signatures.

The following:

cmd /k

in a batch script and in front of the path/executable name itself
might get you what you desire.

It gives me what I asked for but I now know that it is not what I
desire. What would be nice is for the command window to open with
trid.exe
at the prompt waiting for a file name.

Like so in the command window:

I:\My Documents\My Pictures>J:\Program Files\trid.exe

possible?

I know about "Start in" in the short cut.
I don't know how to write the Target to do the above.
Do I need a .bat file?

Thanks a lot

 

[ju.c]

Th switch "/k" after cmd.exe makes the command window
stay open. To see all of the available options, type (in the
command window) "cmd.exe /?".

Also, you can rename the right-click option from trid to
anything else by adding it to the default entry here:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\trid]
Default = Analyze with TrID

Take care.


ju.c

Will that keep the command window open so I can see the results?
When I did a similar thing using a shortcut it opened a cmd window and then
the window terminated faster than I could see the results.

You think this would have that problem?

Thanks

Create a right-click command to launch trid.

1. Copy below and paste into Notepad.

----------copy-inside-only----------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\trid]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\trid\command]
@="C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /k C:\\PROGRA~1\\Tools\\trid.exe
\"%1\""
----------copy-inside-only----------

2. Replace C:\\PROGRA~1\\TRID\\trid.exe with the path to trid.exe.
(Note that it must be the short path, and double backslashes)
(Check the cmd.exe path)

3. Save-as TRID.reg (or any name + .reg)

4. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.

Now you can right-click on any file and see the results.


ju.c

Shenan Stanley wrote:
AAaron123 wrote:
I have a DOS file that I would like to run by simply clicking a
short cut. The shortcut needs to open a command window and run the
exe there.
Is that possible?

Thanks

PS
I guess it is not really a DOS file.
What is the current nomenclature?

Same as it ever was - executable. You are giving it a name based
off the platform it was likely created to run on.

What is it?

trid.exe
A utility designed to identify file types from their binary
signatures.


The following:

cmd /k

in a batch script and in front of the path/executable name itself
might get you what you desire.

It gives me what I asked for but I now know that it is not what I
desire. What would be nice is for the command window to open with
trid.exe
at the prompt waiting for a file name.

Like so in the command window:

I:\My Documents\My Pictures>J:\Program Files\trid.exe

possible?

I know about "Start in" in the short cut.
I don't know how to write the Target to do the above.
Do I need a .bat file?

Thanks a lot

 

[AAaron123]

Thanks a lot

Th switch "/k" after cmd.exe makes the command window
stay open. To see all of the available options, type (in the
command window) "cmd.exe /?".

Also, you can rename the right-click option from trid to
anything else by adding it to the default entry here:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\trid]
Default = Analyze with TrID

Take care.


ju.c

Will that keep the command window open so I can see the results?
When I did a similar thing using a shortcut it opened a cmd window
and then the window terminated faster than I could see the results.

You think this would have that problem?

Thanks

Create a right-click command to launch trid.

1. Copy below and paste into Notepad.

----------copy-inside-only----------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\trid]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\trid\command]
@="C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /k C:\\PROGRA~1\\Tools\\trid.exe
\"%1\""
----------copy-inside-only----------

2. Replace C:\\PROGRA~1\\TRID\\trid.exe with the path to trid.exe.
(Note that it must be the short path, and double backslashes)
(Check the cmd.exe path)

3. Save-as TRID.reg (or any name + .reg)

4. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.

Now you can right-click on any file and see the results.


ju.c


Shenan Stanley wrote:
AAaron123 wrote:
I have a DOS file that I would like to run by simply clicking a
short cut. The shortcut needs to open a command window and run
the exe there.
Is that possible?

Thanks

PS
I guess it is not really a DOS file.
What is the current nomenclature?

Same as it ever was - executable. You are giving it a name based
off the platform it was likely created to run on.

What is it?

trid.exe
A utility designed to identify file types from their binary
signatures.


The following:

cmd /k

in a batch script and in front of the path/executable name itself
might get you what you desire.

It gives me what I asked for but I now know that it is not what I
desire. What would be nice is for the command window to open with
trid.exe
at the prompt waiting for a file name.

Like so in the command window:

I:\My Documents\My Pictures>J:\Program Files\trid.exe

possible?

I know about "Start in" in the short cut.
I don't know how to write the Target to do the above.
Do I need a .bat file?

Thanks a lot