named instance

[Philp]

Using CMD I created a new instance of everything called everything -instance "pictures"..I can't figure out how to run it other than with the run utility.How do I get an icon for this new instance on my desktop so I just click it to run. I tried renaming the file but that doesn't work because a dash and quotes are not allowed in a file name. Obviously you can see I am a beginner but any help would be appreciated.

philp

[therube]

Make a copy of your existing desktop shortcut
Rename that copy to "Everything - Pictures" (or whatever you want)
Right-click the icon, change its' Properties -> Target: to something like:

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C:\Programfiles\Everything.exe  -instance pictures

[Philp]

Doesn't work. There is no file named everything -pictures in the "program files\everything" folder

[therube]

No, there wouldn't be.
I was talking about your desktop shortcut & making a copy of that.
"Pictures" (seemingly) is what you want your named instance named as.

[Philp]

I cut and pasted from your initial response. On the copied short cut I renamed it "Everything -pictures" . It won't let me do that because Quote marks are not allowed in a file name. If I omit the quotes and rename it Everything -pictures that is ok. Then when I go to properties and enter c:\program files\everything\everything.exe -instance pictures I get the error that the name in the target box is not valid.
I guess I don't understand how this works. There must be an exe file someplace named everything.exe -pictures but I can't find it.

philp

[froggie]

you have to use quotes for the target:

"c:\program files\everything\everything.exe -instance pictures"

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 everything.exe

is the program name

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 -instance pictures 

is a parameter that is passed to the program

[Philp]

I cut and pasted your info for target and still get the error that the file name is not valid. That seems to make sense since the file everything.exe -pictures does not exist.

[horst.epp]

I cut and pasted your info for target and still get the error that the file name is not valid. That seems to make sense since the file everything.exe -pictures does not exist.

Create a link (lnk) to Everything.exe and then add the parameters in the properties of this link.
The path to Everything.exe can be in "" in this case.

[Philp]

I have tried that and stil get the same error. See attachment.

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[Philp]

I have tried that and stil get the same error. See attachment.

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[froggie]

(deleted as erroneous, too hot for brain to work)

thanks, therube

[therube]

You have the correct syntax.
The error message is saying that there is no Everything,exe in the c:\Program Files\everything directory

No.
The error message is saying there is no, "c:\program files\everything\everything.exe -instance pictures".

In the shortcut, the path+exe name can be in quotes (needs to be if there is a space in there), but the options/parameters are outside the quotes.

So:

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"c:\program files\everything\everything.exe"  -instance  pictures

(Earlier today my brother was running:

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C:\sdelete64-c  E:

rather then

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C:\sdelete64  -c  E:

It didn't work [his way] .)

[Philp]

OK your last post to put the -instance Pictures outside the quotes worked. I originally thought there needed to be a separate everything.exe for each instance but I guess that is not the case.