compiler settings (.cmp)

[fhammer]

I'm trying to set things up to easily compile a wbt file, using the same settings each time.
The first time I compile, I interactively choose the source and destination files.
The destination folder is different from the source folder.
Everything works fine, interactively. The .exe file is created in the destination directory, and a .cmp file is created in the source directory.
When I examine the .cmp file (with notepad), Src= contains the source filename (without path), and Targ= contains the full path to the destination file.

I set up a file association, so that .cmp files are always opened with WBCOMPILER.EXE.
What I would like to be able to do, is double-click the .cmp file, and compile with the same settings.

However, when I do that, the compiler appears to use the .cmp file ITSELF as it's source, generating a useless exe in the destination directory, and generates a new .cmp file in the source directory with Src= the name of the .cmp file ITSELF.

I must be doing something wrong. Maybe there is another way to accomplish my objective.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[td]

Assuming like most WinBatch users you allowed FileMenu to install when you installed WinBatch, FileMenu is likely your easiest solution.  In an Explorer window right-click on any WBT file and select 'WinBatch Compiler' or 'WinBatch Compiler 64-bit'.

Otherwise, things get a little more involved.  There are several approaches but first it would be best to take a look at the Compiler Usage topic under the WinBatch/Compiler section of the help file.  Basically, the first command line parameter needs to be either a directory path, a script, or a '.cmplist' file.