command lines?

[aznlurkerz]

what are the commands put behind an ".exe" to make the executed program windowed? where else where i find the other types of command lines?

*aznlurkerz

[dragonB]

good question, i'd like to know too...

[dragonB]

found this...


Syntax
EXPLORER.EXE [/n][/e][,/root,<object>][[,/select],<sub object>]
Switches
/n: Opens a new window in single-paned (My Computer) view for each item
selected, even if the new window duplicates a window that is
already open.

/e: Uses Windows Explorer view. Windows Explorer view is most similar
to File Manager in Windows version 3.x. Note that the default view
is Open view.

/root,<object>: Specifies the root level of the specified view. The
default is to use the normal namespace root (the
desktop). Whatever is specified is the root for the
display.

/select,<sub object>: Specifies the folder to receive the initial
focus. If "/select" is used, the parent folder
is opened and the specified object is selected.

at...
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q130/5/10.ASP

might be what ur looking for.

[OuTpaTienT]

The commands you're talking about are called "switches" and there is no universal set of switches that work for all .EXEs. Each program (or .EXE) will have it's own specific switches it uses, if it uses any at all.

For typical Windoze applications I'd try looking in the help of that app for a possible list of allowable switches.

For old DOS style programs you can usually just goto the commandline type the name of the .EXE file followed by /? or -?

Like:
C:\Windows\netstat /?

That will give you a list of the switches that you can use with Netstat.exe.

[OuTpaTienT]

As far as making something run in a window, as opposed to full screen, the first thing I'd try is when the program is running (at full screen) hit [ALT]+[ENTER], this is the common keystroke that will alternate between full screen/windowed mode (for some programs).

[aznlurkerz]

thank you all plenties...now gotta see if they work...thanks again

*aznlurkerz