User Guide

4.2 Using the Command Line for Creating Shortcuts to Run

VCDs

Using the command line syntax for VirtualDrive® is a powerful way of

automating repetitious tasks.

The basic syntax is described below:

Each command starts with the term "VDrive." A virtual drive can be

referenced by its drive letter, (e.g. E:, F:, G:) or a number corresponding to

the position of the virtual drive. For example, if drives E, F and G are virtual

drives, then drive F can be referred to as “2:”. Once a virtual drive is

referenced, you can then issue a command to tell VirtualDrive® what to do

next.

Available commands are:

1. Vdrive <drive letter:> <VCDfilename> /I [@cmd] [/M] [/NA] => Insert VCD

2. Vdrive <drive letter:> /E [/M] => Eject VCD

If successful, returns 0, otherwise 1.

3. VDrive /drive: Returns the number of virtual drives available

Note: Commands shown in square brackets [ ] are optional.

4. /I Insert a VCD

5. /E Eject a VCD

6. [/M] Show message

7. [@<path><filename>] Run a program on the VCD. To use this, you

must include the full path showing the location of the program to be run

and the name of the executable file.

Using the command line for creating shortcuts to run VCDs

Using command line instructions is an ideal way to create customized

shortcuts to run your VCDs.

Step 1 - Write down what you want the shortcut to do, e.g. Vdrive •E:•

"C:\VCDCollection\Age of Kings"• /I •@E:\Age.exe

Note: • - The dot shows where a blank space must be inserted.

The above example, read from left to right works as follows:

Vdrive -tells Windows that the following commands will be

executed by Vdrive program.

E: -selects virtual drive E: