How to use parameters %C, %F and %L when designating an external text editor

Is there anybody knows how to use parameters %C, %F and %L when designating an external text editor in EAGLE's Option Menu? I just learned from Internet that %F means only if this parameter is added in the command line, like "C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe" "%F", the ULP or SCR file can be opened directly in notepad, otherwise a new empty notepad will pop up.

Is there any more suggestions for %F? and %C and %L? Could anybody here give me some examples for the usage of these parameters?

Former Member over 14 years ago

The usage of these parameters depends on the editor you wish to use, but I'm afraid that you can't use %C and %L with notepad. I am using MultiEdit and my command line looks as follows:
Mew32.exe "%F" /NOSPLASH /RW /L%L /C%C

Another exapmle is for notepad++:
notepad++ -n%L -c%C "%F"

But whatever editor you use, you need to look up it's documentation for the supported command line switches. You'll see then if the editor is able to take you to a particular line and column.
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Michael over 14 years ago in reply to Former Member

Thanks, but it doesn't work because I am using notepad of Windows XP. The command line I tried is notepad -3%L -2%C "%F", do you know where the error is? or maybe notepad never supported %L and %C?
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Richard_H over 14 years ago in reply to Michael

Hi,

as far as i remember a posing in one of the CadSoft Newsgroups, notepad is not first choice here. It does not support all these options.......... The community likes notepad++

Regards,
Richard
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Michael over 14 years ago in reply to Former Member

I put "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" -2%L -2%C "%F" in the field of External text editor, but the cursor didn't appear at second line and second column in notepad++, instead it prompt me to create a new file named "-21"...
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Former Member over 14 years ago in reply to Michael

When you write -2%L then %L gets replaced with the line number while the rest remains unchanged. If EAGLE wants you to go to the first line you'll get -21. I don't know where you took the switch -2 from, but according to the documentation this switch is called -n. Please read the documentation: http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/notepad-plus/index.php?title=Command_Line_Switches

BTW: I already gave you a notepad++ example command line.
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Michael over 14 years ago in reply to Former Member

Thank you all！Now I understand I the swith in notepad++ are -n and -c, whereas %L and %C are just the value for those switches. And Windows's notepad does not support the switches. Thanks again, you're really helpful!
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