Opening external app with current folder view

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Hope this is the right spot, might be part of the "scripting" part.

I've added a tool, Bulk Rename Utility (no offense devs, but I've been using that since forever, and for someone who doesn't get "code", it's slightly easier than your new implementation).

Basically, it opens with a folder tree and lets you bulk rename files (duh) in the directory or folder you navigate to. I added a shortcut to the program in one of my toolbars.
Is there any way to edit that shortcut so it opens and directly loads the folder I am viewing in DOpus?

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You can use {sourcepath} in the button's command line to pass the current folder to it:

BRU.exe {sourcepath}

but that assumes it uses command line arguments like that. i couldn't see any mention of this from a quick look at its website.

It may also use whatever the current directory is, in which case set the Start In field to {sourcepath}, if you are using the button editor in simple (single-line) mode.

If the button editor is in advanced (multi-line) mode, add a new line to the top of the command which runs cd {sourcepath}

If neither of those work, you might have to ask in the forum for BRU about how to tell it which folder to open. For example it might need some extra command line arguments before the folder is specified.

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Thanks for the suggestions, but as you presumed, they don't work, just giving out an error message.
I've contacted the guys at BRN, see what they say.

I figure it's similar to the new feature you implemented for the image viewer, just not really developed inhouse, I suppose.

Will update this once I get their response, thanks so far.

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Ok, so here goes:

In their forums, someone suggested to either add

"%1" or "START" "path/brn.exe" "%1"

tried both, didn't help.

The current version has a context menu entry that allows the program to "launch here", which basically does exactly what I want to do (right-click "...\Album1" - opens "Album1" in BRN).

Is there maybe a way to "utilize" this context menu for the shortcut?

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It sounds like you just need to run the program with the path as the first argument, but that was my original suggestion.

What is the error message you get when you try my original suggestion?

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Ok, got it.
Your suggested {sourcepath} - line works perfectly.
Had to re-install the tool twice after DOpus install, but now it works flawlessly.
Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience.