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What is the proper configuration of CommandLineInterpreter.Executable & CommandLineInterpreter.Arguments?

I'm attempting to use the Open Command Prompt Here feature with Hyper. With CommandLineInterpreter.Executable set to C:\...\Hyper.exe, it launches an instance of Hyper, but the current directory is not successfully passed.

After searching the forum for this issue, I tried multiple combinations of %comspec%, <command>, <curpath>, and various other placeholders that were mentioned. None of these worked.

I also tried making a simple batch script to test the passed arguments, but none of the previously mentioned combinations resulted in any output. IMO the configuration menu should contain a more helpful description of how to use this feature, along with 2 or 3 functional examples (showing the contents of both Executable and Arguments). The current message is not very helpful:
Use <command> as placeholder for address bar input (!-escape).

If you check the help file, it shows you need to use <path> as the placeholder for current folder (in the Arguments edit box), I don't know the exact syntax for hyper.exe though so you will need to look that up yourself, it may be possible to pass just that without any switches.

edit: I can't get the arguments edit box to run command switches either, they seem to be ignored (unless !<space> entered in AB), might have to wait for confirmation but it looks like it may be a bug.

jupe wrote:use <path> as the placeholder for current folder

Tried this, but no luck:

Executable: C:\Path\To\Hyper.exe
Arguments: <path>

jupe wrote:it may be possible to pass just that without any switches

Confirmed, running
C:\Path\To\Hyper.exe C:\New\Path
with cmd.exe opens C:\New\Path in Hyper.

How should the complete command look?

admin wrote:How should the complete command look?

C:\Path\To\Hyper.exe C:\New\Path

And the C:\New\Path part you want to pass via address bar: Correct?

This is how it generally works:

There might have been a bug though: the first argument was cut off. Fixed in the next beta...

admin wrote:And the C:\New\Path part you want to pass via address bar:

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!C:\New\Path

Correct?

No, I just want to use the Open Command Prompt Here button.

fico wrote:

jupe wrote:use <path> as the placeholder for current folder

Tried this, but no luck:

Executable: C:\Path\To\Hyper.exe
Arguments: <path>

OK, got it. The above will work in the next beta.

@fico: So, does it work now for you?