# An action 'Run Application'

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/an-action-run-application/7258
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [September 30, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/an-action-run-application/7258 "2008-09-30T07:11:59Z")
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### Author: ![Stevest](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Stevest](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stevest)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/an-action-run-application/7258/1 "2008-09-30T07:11:59Z")

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What about a new action type 'Run Application'? I mean it would be useful to run a simple .exe or .bat file (for example DOS commands, or another special .exe) to manipulate your files, like these:

- move all your files (including pictures, docs, subdirectories etc.) to a desired position

Action type: Run Application  
Application: move  
Parameter: %\_folderpath%_._ C:\MoveToHere\

or

Action type: Run Application  
Application: C:\MyExe\movethese.bat \<-- created by a previous export script  
Parameter:

The Run Application action should be the very last action in the queue (after Export action).

- create multiple files with one export to the desired path (using a special splitting exe, or a batch file)

Action type: Run Application  
Application: C:\MyExe\splitter.exe  
Parameter: %\_folderpath%BunchOfM3Us.txt

and so on and on and on ...

What do you think?

EDIT:  
Anyway, batch files can be executed in the end of the export file without this action... so I can run external application from a batch file... Sorry. I tried to delete this topic, but I can't find a way...