Command line parameter passing to Avast 4 Home

[BitAbyss]

Hi, Folks.

As you know, some programs, e.g., Winzip, allow the user to specify a virus scanner to scan archived files, downloaded files, etc. If Avast 4 Home is capable of scanning individual files in this manner, which executable do I specifiy, and are there any switches to be used in addition to the file parameter %1?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. In the meatime, I'm going to RTFM and see what I can find there as well.

[Culpeper]

Actually, I think you can do that from within Avast itself through the settings in the standard shield through the file extension sets.

[Vlk]

You can use ashQuick.exe to do that. Read WinZIP's manual on how to pass the filename on the command-line.

What ashQuick wants is

ashQuick <filename>


Thanks
Vlk

[BitAbyss]

Actually, I think you can do that from within Avast itself through the settings in the standard shield through the file extension sets.

Yes, that will perform implicit scanning in real time, which is a good thing. I would still like programs that can to perform explicit scans of files they handle, however.

[BitAbyss]

You can use ashQuick.exe to do that. Read WinZIP's manual on how to pass the filename on the command-line.

What ashQuick wants is

ashQuick <filename>


Thanks
Vlk

Ah, yes. That is what I sought. Thank you for your help, Vlk.