@alexander-cleary, you trigger a .bat command by putting the full path to that .bat file in the command field. Like this:

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Also, to open a particular spreadsheet, you don't need a .bat file. You can create a command like this:

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I just found that that it was working this whole time, but it was happening on the background, so thx guys

@Russ I apologize for not specifying, it is the first time I try to do this kind of things. I honestly do not know how I could activate what you point out, if you could guide me it would be of great help. Thank you very much in advance.

@itsmeblake , yes, but you have to use one of the original skills, not the smart home one.

This post explains how:
https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/topic/332/smart-reply-for-voice-with-parameters/5

Basically, you put {result} in the Voice Reply field of your command, and use the sendresult script to send the text you want spoken in place of that {result} placeholder.

@Mark-Hollis, do you want to run your command with multiple parameters? Like this?

notepad one two

If so, do you want to provide those two parameters with your voice? If so, yes, you can provide them via an Alexa routine, but you'll want to use the TRIGGERcmd or TRIGGER command skill instead of the TRIGGERcmd Smart Home skill, and follow this procedure instead:

Open the Alexa app on your phone:

Tap More in the lower right Tap Routines Tap the + in the upper right Tap "Enter routine name" and give it a name Tap "When this happens" then "Voice" and enter the phrase you want to say, then tap Next Tap "Add action" then "Custom" then type: "Ask TRIGGERcmd to run notepad with parameter one two"

@Russ Wil do! I haven't seen the issue with the UI since the latest Win 11 update. May have been an issue with an earlier build.

@Bráulio-Betônico, no problem. Thanks for the question. I'm glad you asked.

@JeryGale, if you're subscribed you can have multiple computers.

You could create an Alexa routine to run a command on multiple PC's at once.

You can assign any phrase to our Alexa routine - for example "computers off".
Alexa routines can have multiple actions.
If you have the Smart Home Alexa skill enabled, your commands will show up under "Smart Home" when you add your actions.

So you could say, "Alexa, computers off" and have it run your shutdown command on all of your PC's.

Turning the computers on would require you to setup a Wake-On-Lan script. I have a command that can turn my PC on that runs on my Raspberry Pi because it's always on.

@Russ Worked...thank you very much!!! Awesome!

@Russ, very good. I think applying a decode('utf-8') should solve this problem. I really hadn't tried using special characters yet.

@eocode, you just have to click OK. It's not malicious software, it's just not in Apple's database.

@esaltat, awesome.

@Russ This is amazing and so useful. I will be getting the new Mac in a couple of weeks and I was wondering already how I get my commands backed up! Perfect timing.

@esaltat, unfortunately that's a problem I can't solve because Amazon doesn't give developers the ability to change the audible feedback for Smart Home skills.

Thanks for sharing your use case. That's pretty cool.

Thanks!, I resubscribed.

@Russ I'll get it together over the weekend, but essentially the RPITX project provided most of the answers for me https://github.com/F5OEO/rpitx it's a bit of a cludge as it uses a short wire on a Pi GPIO pin to TX, but it works just fine. I've also got a HackRF One, which was really useful for capturing and decoding the signal from the gate remote, but with a cheap RTL-SDR dongle you can do that with RPITX as well. I've even seen people getting stuff like rolljamming working with the Pi - which has been in the news in the UK as the basis of replay attacks used by car thieves. Radio was a whole new world to me and I have to say that after a few intense weeks of getting various projects built, I still feel like I know next to nothing :-). Main thing I learned - the right type of antenna for the application is crucial. Anyway, I'll waffle on about it in the forum but please don't hesitate to get in touch if I can help.

Ade