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You can set parameters with the Start\Run line or right click a DOS
shortcut and choose Properties.

P.S. 'twould be nice if you wouldn't crosspost so much.

Peter Frank writes:

 " How do you start a DOS program, with parameters when running f.ex. explorer
 "under Win95 ???

 "You can use the MS-DOS prompt of course, but there must be another way to do
 "it ?
 
Maybe you already know this, but you can run an MS-DOS program with an
icon in a way which prompts you for commandline options. Simply enter a 
question mark after the program name in the icon's properties:
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\EDIT.EXE  ?

I've just noticed I'm responding in demon.ip.support.win95, which is
inappropriate for this question, but will post anyway as I've already
typed this, and it's probably of general interest. Apologies to anybody
who objects.

HTH,
-- 
Michael Salem
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 You can put a '?' after the program name e.g. c:\windows\command\edit.exe ?

This will cause windows to ask for a string - you can give a filename here.

Let me know if it works


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Tony Green
Anasazi UK
tgreen@anasazi.com

If wining is not important - whats the point in keeping score?

Peter Frank wrote in article <5rl0fs$36lg$1@news.inet.tele.dk>...

> How do you start a DOS program, with parameters when running f.ex.
explorer
>under Win95 ???
>
>You can use the MS-DOS prompt of course, but there must be another way to
do
>it ?
>
>F.ex if I would start an MS-dos application like this:    "EDIT
>AUTOEXEC.BAT" - is it possible to do it under Win95 somehow ???
>
>I can go to the edit.com in the explorer, and change the properties so it
>will add the parameter "autoexec.bat" - but that is not a very "clean"
>solution !
>
>Lots of DOS programs uses parameters (text/numbers), especially when
>converting formats, so it would be nice to be able to add these parameters
>easily under Win95.
>
>
>Anyone who knows ?
>
>
>Kindly  SurfPete.
>
>
>


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 It works perfectly !
In win95 you just enter "properties", and add the ? after the command line -
and voila - whenever you run the program, it will prompt you for the
parameters - excellent !!!
Note, a shortcut will always be generated, when you make this change to the
command line - but you can either click on the original com/exe file, or the
shortcut - it works no matter what !

Thanks a lot Tony  -
From Surf Pete.


Tony Green wrote in article <5rpm4d$4td@freepress.anasazi.com>...

> You can put a '?' after the program name e.g. c:\windows\command\edit.exe
?
>
>This will cause windows to ask for a string - you can give a filename here.
>
>Let me know if it works
>
>
>--
>Tony Green
>Anasazi UK
>tgreen@anasazi.com
>
>If wining is not important - whats the point in keeping score?
>
>Peter Frank wrote in article <5rl0fs$36lg$1@news.inet.tele.dk>...
>
>> How do you start a DOS program, with parameters when running f.ex.
>explorer
>>under Win95 ???
>>
>>You can use the MS-DOS prompt of course, but there must be another way to
>do
>>it ?
>>
>>F.ex if I would start an MS-dos application like this:    "EDIT
>>AUTOEXEC.BAT" - is it possible to do it under Win95 somehow ???
>>
>>I can go to the edit.com in the explorer, and change the properties so it
>>will add the parameter "autoexec.bat" - but that is not a very "clean"
>>solution !
>>
>>Lots of DOS programs uses parameters (text/numbers), especially when
>>converting formats, so it would be nice to be able to add these parameters
>>easily under Win95.
>>
>>
>>Anyone who knows ?
>>
>>
>>Kindly  SurfPete.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>