Command line Reference

[kpassaur]

This maybe on the forum already but I didn't find it so here it is again if it is.

On occasion it is nice to have a reference of command line options in windows. the following line will execute the Windows Command Line Reference in XP.


C:\>hh.exe ms-its:\help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm

[jpuziano]

Hi kpassaur,

Thanks, that works for me in XP by clicking... Start/Run... and then entering:

hh.exe ms-its:\help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm

...and clicking OK. It won't work if I leave the C:\> in there... it comes back with:

• Windows cannot find 'C:\>hh.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search.

On another note, I tried to create a simple one line macro to do this but this fails:

Run Program>C:\>hh.exe ms-its:\help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm

What is the purpose of the semicolons in your command string?

How would one kick this off from inside a macro?

[Marcus Tettmar]

I think the C:> is the DOS command prompt and was copied from a DOS console window.

[kpassaur]

I just used this line

Run Program>hh.exe ms-its:\help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm

from MS and had no issues

If you use this

Run Program>cmd /c hh.exe ms-its:\help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm

you will end up with the dos window as well.

You would not put the c:\ in as that is not where the file is located. It is found by the system path.

the ::/ntcmds.htm takes yo to the listing of the topics, try it like this as well
Run Program>hh.exe ms-its:\help\ntcmds.chm

[jpuziano]

Thanks kpassaur, the one line launcher is working fine with C:\> removed... like this:

Run Program>hh.exe ms-its:\help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm

Note that in a DOS box, typing: hh.exe /? provides no parameter information. While trying to find out what "ms-its:" and "::" mean... I found these links which help a bit:

1) http://www.help-info.de/en/Help_Info_HT ... ommand.htm

2) http://groups.google.com/group/microsof ... =gst&q=api

3) http://code.google.com/p/htmlhelp/wiki/CHM

The line you posted here was mentioned in 1) above.

If anyone has a link to a clear explanation of what the parameters for hh.exe are, please post... please and thanks.