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Author Topic: New arguments other than %file%  (Read 8142 times)

lanux128

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New arguments other than %file%
« on: November 03, 2008, 03:23 AM »
i noticed that LBC has only %file% variable as its argument. how including support for some others such as %date%, %clipboard%, etc.?

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Re: New arguments other than %file%
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2008, 03:33 AM »
can you elaborate?

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Re: New arguments other than %file%
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2008, 07:29 PM »
i meant a way to pass these parameters as a part of command line. see screenshot example, i'm trying to launch WordWeb with the text in clipboard passed to the dictionary.

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Re: New arguments other than %file%
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2008, 11:02 PM »
well it's easy enough for me to add %clipboard%.. at a certain point the solution is to launch a batch or script file if you want to pass more advanced stuff to execute a file.

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Re: New arguments other than %file%
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2008, 11:12 PM »
yes, i have been trying to use an AHK script to pass on the clipboard contents but i believe these features could be derived from those of Farr's so that they both can share the same placeholders. :)

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Re: New arguments other than %file%
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2008, 01:18 AM »
That would be a very nice feature! Would make LBC even better, since I could have an autohiding bar with a lot of similar things (search definitions, spelling, etc.)

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Re: New arguments other than %file%
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2008, 08:30 PM »
i wrote a quick ahk script that launches WordWeb with the word in the clipboard already defined. not fully tested, do try it and let me know. :)

#SingleInstance force
#NoTrayIcon

IfExist %A_WinDir%\System32\WWEB32.DLL
  Run, %A_WinDir%\System32\rundll32.exe WWEB32.DLL`,ShowRunDLL %Clipboard%
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Re: New arguments other than %file%
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2009, 02:58 AM »
One more vote for adding %clipboard%  :Thmbsup:

But not only for Arguments but for "Application/Command"-field too.

Also placeholders like %Para1% for the "Application/Command"-field would be handy
to be prompted by an inputbox
to execute the "Application/Command" with different parameters on the fly.