Launching UE from DOS window

[Pebblecrusher]

Thought I'd offer a suggestion. Not sure how many are aware that this can be done, or how many users actually use DOS windows....

I needed a way to launch UE from a DOS window and I am almost never in the same directory as the UE executable. So all I had to do was add a batch file to the C:\Windows folder called UE.BAT. Inside the file were 2 lines:
@echo off
start C:\PROGRA~1\IDMCOM~1\ULTRAE~1\uedit32.exe %1



Now I can launch UE from anywhere and specify the file(s) that I want to edit just by typing UE [filename]. Can even use wildcards!

[mik0001]

Nice tip with the wildcars. thx.

[PaoloFCantoni]

@echo off
start C:\PROGRA~1\IDMCOM~1\ULTRAE~1\uedit32.exe %1

You should only need one line:
@start C:\PROGRA~1\IDMCOM~1\ULTRAE~1\uedit32.exe %1

HTH,
Paolo

[Pebblecrusher]

Sure enough! Thanks for the tidbit.

[mwb1100]

One more small enhancement: change the %1 to %* and you'll be able to specify command line options as well as multiple filenames (not just a single wild-card).

@start C:\PROGRA~1\IDMCOM~1\ULTRAE~1\uedit32.exe %*

[pietzcker]

Maybe this is a stupid question, but why not just add the UE directory to the PATH environment variable? Because you can type "ue" instead of "uedit32"?

[mwb1100]

Because you can type "ue" instead of "uedit32"?

That's one reason (as insignificant as it may seem).

Another (for me anyway) is that I prefer not to load up my path with directories that have only a single command I'm interested in running - in those cases I usually put an 'alias' type of batch file in my util directory.

But there's no overwhelming reason to do one over the other - just a preference thing.

[Pebblecrusher]

Nice addition mwb1100! Not sure what command line parameters are available with UE though.

You also got the reasons why I set this up.