Command line options and DDE commands
Command line options
| -c | Create new instance. |
| -cursor line:column | Locate cursor at "line" and "column". |
| -d directory | Startup directory. |
| -e | Load a file into an existing instance of EditPlus. |
| -i directory | INI file directory. |
| -m | Run minimized. |
| -n | Creates a new document. |
| -p | Prints a file. |
| -pi project_ini | Specifies different project configuration file instead of project_u.ini. |
| -pr project | Selects a project. |
| -r | Opens a file as read-only. |
| -s directory | Syntax directory. |
| -sel begin:end | Selects text from "begin" position to "end" position. |
| -t FileType | Set the file type. "FileType" must be one of the descriptions of file types on Settings & Syntax page of the Preferences dialog box. |
| -u | Do not add the file name to the Recent Files list. |
| -w | Do not load saved workspace. |
| -wd directory | Directory to save the workspace. |
DDE commands
| [activate] | Activates EditPlus. |
| [cursor("line:column")] | Locate cursor at "line" and "column". |
| [open("file")] | Opens a file. |
| [open_nomru("file")] | Opens a file without adding the file name to the Recent Files list. |
| [open_read("file")] | Opens a file as read-only. |
| [print("file")] | Prints a file. |
| [type("FileType")] | Sets the file type. See "-t" command line option. |
| [sel("begin:end")] | Selects text from "begin" position to "end" position. See "-sel" command line option. |
DDE Service: editplus.exe
DDE Topic: system
No spaces allowed in DDE commands.