Introduction to ParameterMapper

ParameterMapper is a simple program to intercept calls to an executable and allow you to fiddle with the parameters before calling the actual executable. It's most useful when you want to vary how a dependent program is called when you have no control over the caller.

Why Would You Want To?

It's a bit arcane, really.

I like the fact that in Unix there’s no dependency on file extensions for determining whether a file is executable. It means you can easily create your own wrapper shell script for a compiled program, rename the compiled program, and have your shell script do whatever munging it needs before finally calling the original compiled program. It’s trivially easy to do.

There’s no real equivalent in Windows. Batch files and PowerShell scripts can’t be substituted for .EXEs because they just won’t run with a .EXE extension. ParameterMapper helps the situation a little by allowing you to 'inject' a different command in a command-chain.

Free Download

ParameterMapper is released free under the Free Software Foundation's GNU General Public License. The source release includes the Visual Studio 2005 project used to build the binary release.

Binary release:
Free - Download ParameterMapper now!

Source release:
Free - Download ParameterMapper source (GPL) now!