DOpusRT is a separate program (dopusrt.exe) that performs various support functions for Directory Opus:
The program dopusrt.exe is located in the main Opus program folder (normally C:\Program Files\GPSoftware\Directory Opus). Note that if you are invoking DOpusRT from an Opus button or hotkey, you don't need to use the full path - you can use the dopusrt keyword as a shortcut for the actual location of the .exe. Otherwise, you would normally need to specify the full path of the command when using it (for example, in a shortcut or a batch file). In the examples below, the full path is omitted for clarity.
The DOpusRT command line consists of a command followed by arguments appropriate to that command. For completeness, all dopusrt.exe commands are listed here - but many are designed to only be used by Opus itself. The commands you will most probably be interested in are are /cmd and /col.
Command |
Arguments |
Description |
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/acmd |
<command and arguments> |
Invokes an Opus command from outside of Opus. If one or more Opus
listers are open, the command is sent to the one which is, or was most
recently, the active
window. - navigates to "C:\Program Files" in the last-active window (or in a new window if there isn't one)
|
/argsmsgbox |
(no arguments) |
Displays any remaining arguments in a message box. This can be useful
when you wish to see the exact command-line that an Opus command is
generating when calling an external
command. - display "Hello World" in a message box
|
/argstoclip |
(no arguments) |
Puts any remaining arguments into the clipboard. As with
/argsmsgbox, this can be useful for checking what Opus
would pass to an external command. - put "Hello World" into the clipboard
|
/changelanguage |
<language> |
Changes the user-interface language. Opus will restart, and toolbars
and menus will be translated (if
possible). - change language to German
|
/cmd |
<command and arguments> |
Invokes an Opus command from outside of Opus. If one or more Opus
listers are open, the command is sent to the Source window. (Compare this
with /acmd,
above.) - opens a new Lister showing C:\ at the specified coordinates
|
/col |
<collection command> |
Lets you manipulate file collections from outside of Opus. See the External Manipulation
of File Collections page for more
information. - creates a collection called Holiday Photos
|
/dblclk
|
(no arguments) |
Runs in the background to manage the double-click on the desktop
feature.
|
=off |
Deactivate a running double-click manager. You can use this command if
you want to temporarily disable the desktop double-click feature (rather
than using Task Manager to kill the dopusrt.exe
instance). - shuts down the double-click on desktop handler
| |
/dde |
(no arguments) |
Run a DDE server to listen for DDE commands relating to opening
folders.
|
/flushplugins |
(no arguments) |
Flush viewer plugins from memory. If Opus is running, any plugins not
currently in use will be unloaded. You can use this if you are developing
a plugin and want to replace the DLL file without having to quit
Opus. - flushes unused viewer plugins
|
/info |
<information command> |
Lets you retrieve information about the currently displayed folders and
files from outside of Opus. See the Retrieving File and
Folder Information page for more information.
|
/open |
<folder path> |
Opens a new Lister showing the specified
path. - open a Lister showing the C:\Program Files folder
|
/restart
|
(no arguments) |
Restarts Opus if it is already running. If Opus is not already running
it will be started. - restarts or launches Opus
|
:norun |
Restarts Opus if it is already running, but does not start it if it is
not running. - restarts Opus if it's already running
| |
/runopus |
(no arguments) |
Starts Opus if it is not already running. Under Vista and above, this
will always launch Opus as non-elevated, even if the process invoking
dopusrt.exe is
elevated. - runs Opus (non-elevated) if not already running
|
/runstd |
<command line> |
Lets you launch another program. Under Vista and above, this will run
the specified command as non-elevated, even if the process invoking
dopusrt.exe is elevated (this is really the only point of
this command). - runs notepad.exe as non-elevated
|
/show |
<filename> |
Shows the specified file using the Opus standalone viewer. You could use this to
make the Opus viewer the default system image viewer for a file
type. - shows the selected image (definition for context menu item)
|
<filename> |
(no arguments) |
DOpusRT can be called with the name of an external file to launch
various Opus files. This behaviour is used by the default file type
associations that Opus creates - for example, a .dcf file
(an Opus command file, created by dragging a toolbar button to the desktop
in Customize mode) is launched by passing its filename to
dopusrt.exe. - executes the command in the exported command file
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