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Shell.AddArgument

Adds an argument.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
ShellRef	The reference number from the shell.	$shell
Argument	The new argument.	"-l"
More Arguments	Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 8.3 or newer. Add more parameters to add more arguments.		Optional

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Examples

Adds an argument:

MBS( "Shell.AddArgument"; $shell; "-v" )

Send email via Outlook.exe with options via command line:

Set Variable [ $app ; Value: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\OUTLOOK.EXE" ]
Set Variable [ $attachment ; Value: "C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\test.jpg" ]
Set Variable [ $to ; Value: "to@test.com" ]
Set Variable [ $subject ; Value: "Test Email" ]
Set Variable [ $cc ; Value: "copy@test.com" ]
Set Variable [ $body ; Value: "Hello World" ]
Set Variable [ $shell ; Value: MBS( "Shell.New" ) ]
Set Variable [ $s ; Value: MBS( "Shell.AddArgument"; $shell; "/c" ) ]
Set Variable [ $s ; Value: MBS( "Shell.AddArgument"; $shell; "ipm.note" ) ]
If [ not IsEmpty ( $attachment ) ]
    Set Variable [ $s ; Value: MBS( "Shell.AddArgument"; $shell; "/a" ) ]
    Set Variable [ $s ; Value: MBS( "Shell.AddArgument"; $shell; $attachment ) ]
End If
Set Variable [ $s ; Value: MBS( "Shell.AddArgument"; $shell; "/m" ) ]
Set Variable [ $a1 ; Value: MBS( "Text.EncodeURLComponent"; $to; "UTF-8" ) ]
Set Variable [ $a2 ; Value: "?subject=" & MBS( "Text.EncodeURLComponent"; $subject; "UTF-8" ) ]
Set Variable [ $a3 ; Value: If ( Length ( $cc ) > 0 ; "&cc=" & MBS( "Text.EncodeURLComponent"; $cc; "UTF-8" ); "" ) ]
Set Variable [ $a4 ; Value: If ( Length ( $body) > 0 ; "&body=" & MBS( "Text.EncodeURLComponent"; $body ; "UTF-8" ) ; "") ]
Set Variable [ $s ; Value: MBS( "Shell.AddArgument"; $shell; $a1 & $a2 & $a3 & $a4) ]
Set Variable [ $s ; Value: MBS( "Shell.Execute"; $shell; $app) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("Shell.Release"; $shell) ]

Adds three arguments:

MBS( "Shell.AddArgument"; $shell; "-v"; "-r"; "-e" )

See also

• Shell.Execute
• Shell.GetArgument
• Shell.GetArguments
• Shell.New
• Shell.Release
• Shell.SetArguments
• Text.EncodeURLComponent

Example Databases

• Shell/Shell Ping

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Created 11st November 2017, last changed 16th September 2018

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