External application parameters... A couple of Q's... What exactly do the parameters expand into? Let's say I have a couple of MP3s selected... say \\CPU1\MUSIC\MP1.mp3 \\CPU1\MUSIC\MP2.mp3 and \\CPU1\MUSIC\MP3.mp3 According to the "help" shown with the external apps dialog, I see the options: %directory% %filename% %filenames% %wafiles% Also, how can I execute a command on all the files in an album? Say I only have one of of the above MP3s selected, and I would like to execute: run_mp3 -f <file1> run_mp3 -f <file2> ... for each file in the album? or for each file selected?
I should also mention that I have seen in the FAQ some examples using %file% or %files%... these do not appear to be documented within helium. I presume they are synonyms to %filename% and %filenames%? [minor note: In those example, %directory\%filename% is used when I believe it should be %directory%\%filename%... minor support issue!]
Where did you see %file% ? It is not correct. To your problem described above: If you want to send 1 file (and use the application as doubleclick-action) you should try "%directoy%\%filename%" If you want to send several files, try the parameter %files% or %wafiles% (but you cannot use these for doubleclick-actions /Mathias
%file% and %files% and %directory\%filename% can be seen in the FAQ section of this forum. Check the announcement: (4) Exteral Applications... I only suggest that these be correct as starting users may try to use those examples as is. As to %wafiles% [or %files%?]... given my example of selections, what does it expand into? I still don't know which of these it becomes: (a) run_program <file1> <file2> <file3> (b) run_program <dir/file1> <dir/file2> <dir/file2> (c) run_program <file1> run_program <file2> run_program <file3> (d) same as (c) with directory [i.e. full path to file1, file2, file3] . . . Again, is %filenames% [which I see in the external apps dialog] the same as %wafiles%? Which, I presume from your message, is the same as %files% [which is NOT listed in the dialog]? I think examples would clarify how all the parameters expand more easily than the descriptions given. I should also note that it is option (d) above that I am attempting to create!
Don't tell me that even the developers don't know the answer to this one! This should be a well documented thing!!! I really need to know this in order to interface with some command line tools I'm using. And I just can't seem to get them to work.
Sorry for not answering sooner. %files% will do the following: <application> <file1> <file2> <file3> %wafiles% was created initially for Winamp, since they use a different kind of way to add multiple files to a playlist: <application> <file1> <application> <file2> <application> <file3>
Well, then my turn to ask a question (since nobody replied to my post a few weeks ago, cf. http://www.helium2.com/eng/forum/viewtopic.php?t=811). How can you get the following? <application> <dir\file1> <dir\file2> <dir\file3> etc. (where dir obviously is the correct one for each such file). This format is required by Windows Media Player, which I use in addition to Radon
Thank you for that information. IMHO: A full explanation of all the % parameters for external applications would be of a great use to users. Simply place it in the FAQ are with all the other external application FAQ's!
