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Macros are only supported in the File Types property.
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Specifies the program to be used for opening the selected files or folders.
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### Arguments
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Specifies the arguments that are passed to the program when the command is executed. You can use the predefined variable %paths% which expands to the paths of the selected files or folders. Do not enclose the %paths% macro in quotes as Open with++ adds them automatically when the macro is expanded, each path is enclosed in double quotation marks and separated by a space.
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### Working Directory
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The working directory the process will use, if not specified the working directory will be set to the directory of the selected files or folders.
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### Icon
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Supported file types are ICO, EXE and DLL. EXE and DLL files can contain different icons, Open with++ will show a dialog that allows to choose which icon in the EXE or DLL file to use.
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[IrfanView](https://www.irfanview.com/) can be used to create icons.
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[Here is an article](https://www.digitalcitizen.life/where-find-most-windows-10s-native-icons) that shows which Windows DLLs contain icon resources.
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## Tips & Tricks
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- Holding down the Shift key while selecting a command from the Open with++ menu will execute the command with elevated privileges.
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Holding down the Shift key while selecting a command from the Open with++ menu will execute the command with elevated privileges.
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Path, Arguments, Working Directory and Icon support the usage of environment variables.
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The location of Open with++ is available as environment variable %OpenWithPPDir%.
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## Configuration Suggestions
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