The ALPFrame command line may consist of the following parts:

<path to>\ALPFrame.exe [/RegProtocol | /RegProtocolAndContinue] [/FixLMLockdown] [URL]

Command line

Option: /RegProtocol
Registers the alpframe:// supplementary protocol (see below for more information about it). After registering the protocol the application closes. This option is good for setups only!

Option: /RegProtocolAndContinue
Registers the alpframe:// supplementary protocol (see below for more information about it). The application remains open after registering the protocol and processes the passed URL (if any).

/FixLMLockdown - Forces Local Machine lockdown unlock. ALPFrame will automatically detect if there is such a need, but this option can be used to force the check (Windows XP SP2 and later).

Parameter URL: Any string passed to the ALPFrame as a command line parameter is converted to URL and used as a start page.
If the passed string is a valid URL - for example alp://c:/site or http://www.site.com then ALPFrame just opens it.
If the passed string is a local path then:

If it is a full physical path ALPFrame converts it to an ALP URL. For example ALPFrame.exe c:\site will open alp://c:/site.

If it is relative local path ALPFrame will calculate the full ALP URL using the current directory. For example if the current directory is c:\sites and ALPFrame is invoked by ALPFrame.exe site1\start.asp then alp://c:/sites/site1/start.asp will be the start page.

By using these options you can create start menu icons that invoke ALPFrame with your application - you do not need to generate correct ALP URL - the physical path will be automatically converted. Note that if you have spaces in the specified path you will need to enclose it in " ".

Special behavior is implemented if the URL parameter is a physical path and file name of an alp.site file. This will open the Virtual ALP site designated by this file - i.e. ALPFrame will convert it to URL and open the directory containing this file. When processing the /RegProtocol or /RegProtocolAndContinue options ALPFrame registers itself as handler for site files and double-clicking such a file in an Windows Explorer window will open the Virtual ALP site in ALPFrame.

Supplementary protocol - alpframe://

ALP install registers that protocol but in some other situations you may need to invoke ALPFrame to do so (for example in a setup).

Protocol usage is simple - every URL can be prefixed with alpframe:// and this will instruct the system to start new ALPFrame browser and pass the resting part of the URL to it. For example if you have a page that uses ALPFrame menus and there is a link to it in a page that is opened in IE - alp://c:/site/mypage.asp then you can change this link to alpframe://alp://c:/site/mypage.asp. The same is true for any kind of URL - for example http URL. This way you ensure the page will be opened in the right browser for it.