Use the Shell Execute dialog to invoke a system command.
To display this dialog box:
Click Add in the Edit Action dialog box, then choose Shell Execute and click OK.
Specify a command line or select a shell command to include in a Dispatch script. For example, you can use Shell Execute to send a file to a program that generates PDF files. Optionally, you can supply parameters to the selected command. You can pause the execution of the Dispatch script until the system command completes or you can run both simultaneously.
| Command Line
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Specifies a complete command line to be invoked in a Dispatch script.
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| Shell Command |
Click to specify a
shell command to be invoked in a Dispatch script. To specify the shell command, select a command from the Verb dropdown list, and complete the Filename and Parameters fields. |
| Verb |
Select a command (open, edit, print, or explore) from the dropdown list. If no command is selected, open is invoked by default. |
| Filename |
Specifies the exact path of the file to execute or to use with the selected shell command. Click  to insert variables. |
| Parameters |
Specifies additional parameters to be sent to the executed file. For example, you might need to specify switches or the name of a file to process. Click to insert variables. |
| Halt execution of script |
Check to halt the Dispatch command script until the system command completes. |