Sending a file link with a command line parameter

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M O J O - 12 Dec 2005 09:20 GMT

Hi,

I want to sent a link to my users (internal network), which opens a
local program.

I can do this by inserting this link in my outlook mail:

file://c:/myapp.exe

But what if I wanted to send a parameter (like a customerID) in the
mail. This doesn't work...

file://c:/myapp.exe customerID=1234

Any idea?

Thanks!

M O J O

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Michael Bednarek - 12 Dec 2005 13:33 GMT

>I want to sent a link to my users (internal network), which opens a
>local program.
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>file://c:/myapp.exe customerID=1234

Have you tried to put the whole thing in pointy brackets? Like:
<file://c:/myapp.exe customerID=1234>

Or: Create a shortcut file (.LNK) with the required command line and
attach that to your message. However, there's a good chance that that
kind of attachment might be blocked.

Or: put the above shortcut onto a network share and include a link to
that shortcut in your message: file://F:/folder/App.lnk

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M O J O - 13 Dec 2005 11:30 GMT

Hi Michael,

Thank you for helping me out here!!!

Kind regards,
M O J O

>>I want to sent a link to my users (internal network), which opens a
>>local program.
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> Or: put the above shortcut onto a network share and include a link to
> that shortcut in your message: file://F:/folder/App.lnk

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