Table 204 – Entries in a Windows launch parameter dictionary

Key

Type

Value

F

byte string

(Required) The file name of the application that shall be launched or the document that shall be opened or printed, in standard Windows pathname format. If the name string includes a backslash character (\), the backslash shall itself be preceded by a backslash.

This value shall be a simple string; it is not a file specification.

D

byte string

(Optional) A bye string specifying the default directory in standard DOS syntax.

O

ASCII string

(Optional) An ASCII string specifying the operation to perform:

open Open a document.

print Print a document.

If the F entry designates an application instead of a document, this entry shall be ignored and the application shall be launched. Default value: open.

P

byte string

(Optional) A parameter string that shall be passed to the application designated by the F entry. This entry shall be omitted if F designates a document.