9 - 10
LaunchCmd
Message
Mkdir
Description
Runs a program with arguments.
Syntax
Launchcmd,program,arguments,wait-code
Parameters
program: The full path and filename of the program to be run.
arguments: The command line arguments for program.
wait-code: Tells Launch how to behave when the program is running.
w(ait) causes Launch to stop processing the script until the program has finished executing.
c(ontinue) makes Launch continue processing the script while the program is executing.
Example launchcmd,\Windows\Pword.exe,\My documents\Doc1.doc,w
Notes
This differs from Launch in that LaunchCmd allows parameters.
Description
Displays a message on the screen.
Syntax
Message,message-title,message-body
Parameters
message-title: A heading for the message. Can be left empty.
message-body: The main body of the message. To display a message over multiple lines,
use the \n character combination at the end of each line. To display a single backslash use
two together (\\).
Example message,This is a message,”This is the first line,\nand this is the
second”
Notes
Displaying a message pauses the execution of the script file until the message is OK’d. This
is displayed with a modal dialog.
Description
Creates a directory.
Syntax
Mkdir,dir
Parameters
dir: The full path and name of the directory to be created.
Example mkdir,\Program Files\MyApp
Notes
A new directory cannot be created if its parent directory doesn’t exist.
For example, to create a directory called \MyApp with a subdirectory called SubDir1, use mk-
dir,\MyApp followed by mkdir,\MyApp\SubDir1.