How to pass parameters to Smart Link

[yosuke.takahashi]

Hi,

I would like to pass parameters to Smart Link in GSA Desktop.
For example, I would like to launch an Excel file(or batch file, etc) with parameters from GSA.


I create a SmartLinkToDocument field.


I can open the excel file.


I try to pass arguments.


The excel file won't open, because "foo baz" arguments are considered as the part of the filename

Can't Smart Link use parameters in GSA Desktop?

I would appreciate any workarounds.

Regards,
Yosuke

 

[Frank Pistorius]

Hi Yosuke,

This used to be possible by using the '|' character to separate the full path of the document and the arguments (ie "C:\GSA\Sample.xlsx|foo bar").
From what I can tell, this trick doesn't seem to work anymore.

I suggest you submit an enhancement request via your support channel.

Regards,

Frank

 

[yosuke.takahashi]

Hi Frank,

Thank you for your response.

I didn't know your workaround. It is unfortunate that it doesn't seem to work in GSA 5.2.5.

I would like to pass the attributes(id, values) of an object to the Smart Link document(.xlsx, .bat, .ps1, etc) so that external scripts can handle the parameters passed by GSA.

I will submit an enhancement request if there are not any possible ways.

Regards,
Yosuke

 

[Frank Pistorius]

Hi Yosuke,

It is good to know that this only worked for cmd/batch files, but this easily allows you to fire up external programs (like Excel) yourself.
Good if you submit an enhancement request via support, so this can be picked up from there.

Regards,

Frank

 

[yosuke.takahashi]

Hello.

We are happy that our enhancement request is implemented in GSA 5.2.6.

SmartLinkToDocument Function - GeoSpatial Analysis User Guide

documentation.geospatialanalysis.online

Examples above are cmd or excel files. If you would like to parameters to Powershell scripts, write an expression as follows.

SmartLinkToDocument("Powershell| C:\Users\user\argumentsSample.ps1 " + [id].ToString() + " " + [name])

I have confirmed that it worked well in the pre-release 5.2.6 version. Thank you for your prompt fix.

Regards,
Yosuke