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Q. What are examples of External Tools configuration?

• Open Internet Explorer
  Command: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
  Arguments: $(Path)
  Initial Directory: $(Dir)
  Icon Path: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
  Check Save File
  
  
• Open Explorer
  Command: %WinDir%\explorer.exe
  Arguments: $(Dir)
  Initial Directory: $(Dir)
  Icon Path: %WinDir%\explorer.exe
  
  
• Open Command Prompt
  Command: %WinDir%\system32\cmd.exe
  Arguments: $(Dir)
  Initial Directory: $(Dir)
  Icon Path: %WinDir%\system32\cmd.exe
  
  
• Compile by Visual C++
  Command: %WinDir%\system32\cmd.exe
  Arguments: /k "C:\Program Files\Visual Studio\Vc7\bin\vcvars32.bat"&&cl $(Path)
  Initial Directory: $(Dir)
  Icon Path: C:\Program Files\Visual Studio\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe
  Check Save File
  
  
• Run associated program
  Command: $(Path)
  Arguments:
  Initial Directory: $(Dir)
  Icon Path:
  Check Save File
  
  
• Search Google for a word at cursor or a selected text.
  Command: http://google.com/search?q=$(CurText)
  Arguments: 
  Initial Directory:
  Icon Path:
  
  
• Check out from Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
  Command: %WinDir%\system32\cmd.exe
  Arguments: /k C:\(SourceSafe path)\Common\VSS\win32\SS.EXE checkout $/(path)/$(Filename).$(Ext) -y(user name)
  Initial Directory: $(Dir)
  Icon Path: C:\(SourceSafe path)\Common\VSS\win32\SSEXP.EXE
  
  
• Check in to Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
  Command: %WinDir%\system32\cmd.exe
  Arguments: /k C:\(SourceSafe path)\Common\VSS\win32\SS.EXE checkin $/(path)/$(Filename).$(Ext) -y(user name)
  Initial Directory: $(Dir)
  Icon Path: C:\(SourceSafe path)\Common\VSS\win32\SSEXP.EXE
  Check Save File
  

You can use the following predefined arguments in Command, Arguments, Initial Directory, and Icon Path.

$(Path) The full path name of the file.
$(Dir) The directory name of the file.
$(Filename) The file name without its extension.
$(Ext) The file name extension.
$(CurLine) The logical line number of the cursor.
$(CurText) The selected text if selected, or the word at the cursor if not selected.

You can also specify environment variables, such as %WinDir%

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