Variables passed to a batch file?

[jowaldo]

Would it be possible (or maybe it is already) to be able to have say a DB menu where each item has a specific variable attached to it, and when you click any of the items it launches a batch file, but depending on which item you click it sends its variable to specified parts of the batch file?

If so this could really open up some new options.

[vicom]

Are you refering to a DOS batch file ?

[jowaldo]

Are you refering to a DOS batch file ?

Yep

[stevenhanna6]

you lost me here

but depending on which item you click it sends its variable to specified parts of the batch file?

are you talking about calling one batch file with arguments, or different batch files depending on the variable?

[jowaldo]

sorry i should have gave an example of what i'm tryin to do.

Right now I have a "styles" page that has a db menu, where each item has a specific event tied to it that runs a regular ol' dos batch file (that copies and overwrites certain images to change the style) and then a refresh images command to show the changes.

Each batch file looks something like this:

copy mainButtonblue.png mainButton2.png /y

I'm trying to change all of my buttons, not just the main ones to be changed by this batch file, but the more buttons, and the more style/color options I add, I have to create a new event, and batch file.

If I could have a db item variable for the blue button called say blue then if I could pass something like

copy mainButton%variable%.png mainButton2.png /y
copy smallButton%variable%.png smallButton2.png /y
copy roundButton%variable%.png roundButton2.png /y

Then I would only need one batch file, and one event to work for them all.

I hope that makes more sense... let me know if it doesn't.

[marque]

Isnt it possible to copie and overwrite the complete button directory, so for each style you have one button directory and one batch file?

[jowaldo]

I could do that, but I'm not using this to change all of my buttons, only about a third of them.

Also if I did that, I'd still need a batch file and an event for each individual db entry, which is what I'm trying to avoid.

[vicom]

How about this

lets name the bacth file [STYLE.BAT]

the contents of STYLE.BAT will be as follows:

Code: Select all

@ECHO OFF
IF %1 == "BLUE" THEN GOTO BLUE
IF %1 == "RED" THEN  GOTO RED
IF %1 == "GREY" THEN GOTO GREY
GOTO END

REM 'Put your Blue routine here' --------
:BLUE   
 COPY  xxx.PNG yyy.png
 COPY ........
GOTO END

REM 'Put your Red routine here'  --------
:RED   
 COPY  xxx.PNG yyy.png
 COPY ........
GOTO END

REM 'Put your Grey routine here' ---------
:GREY   
 COPY  xxx.PNG yyy.png
 COPY ........
GOTO END

:END


You run the batch file passing parameters eg:
STYLE BLUE or STYLE RED
from XLOBBY it will be STYLE %your colour parameter%


How'z that, one batch file with different parameters

[jowaldo]

Hmm so you are saying that way, I would only need one batch file, but a separate event for each command, like

style.bat blue
style.bat red

etc...?

[vicom]

exactly