Support executing commands with parameters as EM-commands via WM_COPYDATA
Posted: 2019-11-05, 07:53 UTC
TC has different kinds of commands:
1. Numbered CM-commands w/o parameters. May be executed either via WM_USER + 51 message or via WM_COPYDATA as EM-commands.
2. Named EM-commands. May be executed via WM_COPYDATA with "EM" data tag.
3. Named commands with parameters (like OPENTABS, CD, OPENBAR, LOADSEARCH in separate group of command browser). May not be executed neither via WM_USER + 51 nor via WM_COPYDATA message (*).
4. Numbered CM-commands that support optional parameter string. May be executed via WM_USER + 51 message with numeric parameter, or via WM_COPYDATA as EM-commands with any parameter.
* Most named commands may be executed via a wrapper EM-command with %A parameter, like em_MultiRename with MULTIRENAME command and %A parameter, or em_OpenTabs with OPENTABS command and %A parameter and even (surprisingly) em_PanelWidth command with cm_100percent command and %A (it really accepts %A parameter though TC interface blocks parameter field for any CM-command so manual usercmd.ini editing is needed). This way is not usable because it requires a wrapper command for every command with parameter.
Please make parametrized commands working in TC 9.50 just via WM_COPYDATA with "EM" data tag call, i.e. process them like EM-commands, it should be quite easy to fix since TC already has a code that parses buttonbar commands. It isn't portable and useful to create a wrapper command per every command with parameters.
Some examples of executing commands via TCFS2:
It would be much easier to be able to execute such commands directly (currently not possible)!
PS. Perhaps it would also be nice not to block parameter field for commands that may have parameters because there are such CM-commands (cm_Wait, cm_Select, cm_Reverse, cm_GoToFirstFile, cm_SrcViewModeList, cm_LeftViewModeList, cm_RightViewModeList, cm_100percent, cm_VerticalPanels, cm_*ByName etc).
1. Numbered CM-commands w/o parameters. May be executed either via WM_USER + 51 message or via WM_COPYDATA as EM-commands.
2. Named EM-commands. May be executed via WM_COPYDATA with "EM" data tag.
3. Named commands with parameters (like OPENTABS, CD, OPENBAR, LOADSEARCH in separate group of command browser). May not be executed neither via WM_USER + 51 nor via WM_COPYDATA message (*).
4. Numbered CM-commands that support optional parameter string. May be executed via WM_USER + 51 message with numeric parameter, or via WM_COPYDATA as EM-commands with any parameter.
* Most named commands may be executed via a wrapper EM-command with %A parameter, like em_MultiRename with MULTIRENAME command and %A parameter, or em_OpenTabs with OPENTABS command and %A parameter and even (surprisingly) em_PanelWidth command with cm_100percent command and %A (it really accepts %A parameter though TC interface blocks parameter field for any CM-command so manual usercmd.ini editing is needed). This way is not usable because it requires a wrapper command for every command with parameter.
Please make parametrized commands working in TC 9.50 just via WM_COPYDATA with "EM" data tag call, i.e. process them like EM-commands, it should be quite easy to fix since TC already has a code that parses buttonbar commands. It isn't portable and useful to create a wrapper command per every command with parameters.
Some examples of executing commands via TCFS2:
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TCFS2.exe /ef tem(`em_OpenTabs D:\1.tab`)
TCFS2.exe /ef tem(`em_OpenBar D:\1.bar`)
TCFS2.exe /ef tem(`em_MultiRename MyTemplate`)
TCFS2.exe /ef tem(`em_SelectFiles *.ini`)
TCFS2.exe /ef tem(`em_PanelWidth 88`)
TCFS2.exe /ef tem(`cm_100percent 88`)
TCFS2.exe /ef tem(`cm_GoToFirstFile 10`)It would be much easier to be able to execute such commands directly (currently not possible)!
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TCFS2.exe /ef tem(`OPENTABS D:\1.tab`)
TCFS2.exe /ef tem(`OPENBAR D:\1.bar`)
TCFS2.exe /ef tem(`MULTIRENAME MyTemplate`)
TCFS2.exe /ef tem(`SELECTFILES *.ini`)