Use a batch file to open a .HTML file in a web broswer with URL parameter

Question

Is it possible to open a local HTML file in a web browser with parameters. The following is my script:

 SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION

:: Set the First Parameter - image directory - to a local variable for processing
SET imageDir=%1

:: Remove the double quotes from the image directory 
SET imageDir=%~1

:: Replace any spaces with %20 
set imageDir=!imageDir: =%%20!

:: Append image directory to the URL and launch
START file:///C:/Folder/demo.html?param=!imageDir!

The file currently opens, without the "param".

Many Thanks

file:// references the file protocol. It is not possible with this protocol to add optional parameters which are processed usually on server side like ?param=.... You need a locally installed webserver and use http://localhost/. — Mofi
– Mofi, Commented Oct 22, 2014 at 14:55

Rafael · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-22 20:14:09Z

1

This was the best I could think:

@echo off
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
SET imageDir=%1
SET imageDir=%~1
set imageDir=!imageDir: =%%20!
echo/^<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=file:///C:/Folder/demo.html\?param=!imagedir!" /^>>_temp.html
_temp.html&del _temp.html

answered Oct 22, 2014 at 20:14

Rafael

3,1223 gold badges24 silver badges38 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Use a batch file to open a .HTML file in a web broswer with URL parameter

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related