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Is a known bug, it won't work, I don't know whgether it has been fixed in the latest beta.

However, there's a workaround.

Use the action 'Export message to plain text file', save to the file 'C:\action.bat' (or whatever path/name you prefer as long as the extension is .bat or .cmd (what OS are you using?))
Use as template something like:  program.exe  %From
As the next action ru external program c:\action.bat

This will do what you want. Remember you need to execute the actions in the proper order (top down), first the exporting afterwards the external action.
30 January 2005 16:29:04, Roelof Otten.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum5/topic856/message3686/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum5/topic856/message3686/ Sun, 30 Jan 2005 16:29:04 +0200 The Bat! - Filters Using macros as parameters for external action Using macros as parameters for external action in forum The Bat! - Filters.
I don't know how to use a macro to pass a message property as a parameter to a external action:

If I try program.exe %From, it doesn't seem to pass the sender as a parameter. The string "%From" is received instead.

Does anyone know how to do this?

Thank you.
30 January 2005 10:44:17, Victor Sanchez.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum5/topic856/message3680/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum5/topic856/message3680/ Sun, 30 Jan 2005 10:44:17 +0200 The Bat! - Filters