.bat file to open executable within Console2

Question

I am aiming to create a .bat launcher that will execute a command line .exe program within Console2.
My best guess would be that it should go something like:

@echo off
start "" Console.exe program.exe

but all that does it open Console2.
Please note that all .bat, and executables are all in the same folder.

Have you looked the docs for console.exe's command line syntax? Any clues there? Edit: The docs don't seem to work... You'll have to look in the source I suspect — Preet Sangha, Jun 14 '12 at 01:54

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 14 '12 at 01:56

Ok I looked in source for the Console.exe and drilled down into the compiled help.

You need a -r

So: Console.exe -r program.exe

Command line parameters

Console supports these command line parameters: 

-c <configuration file>
     Specifies a configuration file. 


-w <main window title>
     Sets main window title. This option will override all other main window title settings (e.g. 'use tab titles' setting) 


-t <tab name>
     Specifies a startup tab. Tab must be defined in Console settings.


-d <directory>
     Specifies a startup directory. If you want to parametrize startup dirs, you need to specify startup directory parameter as "%1"\ (backslash is outside of the double quotes) 


-r <command>
     Specifies a startup shell command. 


-ts <sleep time in ms>
     Specifies sleep time between starting next tab if multiple -t's are specified.

be sure to add quotes: -r "command". worked like a charm after that. — Bobby Tables, Feb 13 '15 at 14:20

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 14 '12 at 01:54

I'd never heard of this program, but its source code

   else if (wstring(argv[i]) == wstring(L"-r"))
             {
                     // startup cmd
                     ++i;
                     if (i == argc) break;
                     startupCmds.push_back(argv[i]);
             }

makes it seem like you might want to try:

Console.exe -r program.exe

.bat file to open executable within Console2

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