Batch File

[esteshk]

I want to open a pasword protected file from the Windows command line. I can get as far as the password prompt and then I'm stuck. How do I pass this parameter in a batch file? Here's my syntax:

"D:Program FilesFileMakerFileMaker Pro 6FileMaker Pro.exe" "c:Database FolderDatabase.fp5"

What do I want next?

[SteveB]

FM is pretty limited in terms of reading the command line. I doubt very much that you can pass a password on the command line. If you use a File plugin, like Troi File, you can probably accomplish the same thing. Spell out what you're really trying to accomplish.

Steve

[Fitch]

If your goal is to open the file without the password prompt, you could set it to open a second file that contains the password, is set to open with that password by default, and is set to run a script at startup that opens the target file and then closes itself. There is a lenghy discussion of opener files here.