Command-line Parameters

There are cases in which it is not enough to be able to control AeTrayMenu through its configuration file; at those times it is useful to be able to control it through the command-line.

The syntax of the AeTrayMenu command-line is as follows:

AeTrayMenu.exe [-quit -id=id] [-myvar1=value1 [-myvar2=value2 [...]] [-scriptfile=filename]

in which:

AeTrayMenu.exe is the name of the AeTrayMenu executable. It is possible to rename the program (see also Some Remarks).
-quit can be used to close a running instance of AeTrayMenu. You also need to specify the instance's ID using the -id= switch.
you can specify the value of a commandline type variable using the switch -varname=value. The varname part should be replaced with the switch name specified in the ParamName parameter of your variable's declaration. value should be replaced with the variable's value, but please note that you have to put the whole thing in quotes (see the example below) if the value contains spaces!
-scriptfile= can be used to tell AeTrayMenu which file contains the script. Please note that you have to enclose the whole thing with quotes if the specified filename contains spaces (see the example below)!

Examples

AeTrayMenu.exe -quit -id={42F9F6BD-49C0-42E6-8250-25C98ACE1DAB} AeTrayMenu.exe -scriptfile=MyScript.cfg "-myvar=some variable containing spaces" MyTray.exe "-scriptfile=C:\Program Files\MyTray\Config.ini"