Starting E++ from shell/cmd line with directory params

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aarner
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Starting E++ from shell/cmd line with directory params

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I frequently want to start E++ from a command shell and provide parameters to a directory that I'd like to open a tab to. I've created a batch file which performs this action and is listed below. I've noticed that E++ handles this well, except when the current directory or folder is used as an argument. For instance:

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C:\Temp> "C:\Program Files\Explorer++\Explorer.exe" C:\Temp
will work fine.

but the syntax below, using the unix-like (but supported on windows) "." as a reference to the current path does not.

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C:\Temp> "C:\Program Files\Explorer++\Explorer.exe" .
I've worked around this by the creation of the batch file below, but I think it should be relatively straightforward to fix this issue. I'm using the most recent version of E++ as of April 2015
EPP.CMD

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@ECHO OFF
SET DIRPATH=%1
IF %1==. SET DIRPATH=%CD% 
START "noTitle" /B "c:\Program Files\Explorer++\Explorer++.exe" "%DIRPATH%"
Cheers,
-a
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