File Type .pl Association and Using cmd.exe to Run the Script

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I've made a new file type .pl (Explorer->Tools->Folder Options...->File Types). Now I wanted to make a new Action which will call cmd.exe and automatically run PERL script.I don't know what to write under "Applications used to perform action" ,I have to pass cmd.exe certain arguments but I don't know which. Form of arguments should ,I suppose, be:[cmd.exe] <file location> perl <file name>

possible duplicate of [How do I make my Perl scripts act like normal programs on Windows?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4727480/how-do-i-make-my-perl-scripts-act-like-normal-programs-on-windows) — daxim, Feb 18 '11 at 17:29

Ed Guiness · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-18T11:12:26.597

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To permanently associate *.pl with perl.exe, at a command prompt type the following.

assoc .pl=PerlScript
ftype PerlScript=c:\perl\bin\perl.exe %1 %*

Note that you could also associate *.pl with wperl.exe, which will run the script without a visible command window. wperl.exe is part of the ActiveState perl distribution.

edited Feb 18 '11 at 11:12

answered Feb 18 '11 at 11:07

Ed Guiness

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That would be a per-user association I guess? – David Heffernan Feb 18 '11 at 12:19
Great it works!But is there any way to PAUSE window after program is finished? – Miro Feb 18 '11 at 13:05

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 18 '11 at 11:03

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Application used to perform actions:

"c:\perl\bin\perl.exe" "%1" %*

assuming "c:\perl\bin\perl.exe" is the correct file spec of your Perl executable.

answered Feb 18 '11 at 11:03

Ekkehard.Horner

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File Type .pl Association and Using cmd.exe to Run the Script

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