Commandline invoke X2 to open a specific folder in each pane even when active instance running

[Caveatrob]

I'm trying to make shortcuts to open xPlorer2 or activate a running instance and open up one folder in the left and one in the right. It seems to work fine if I invoke the executable with a left folder and right folder path and there is no xPlorer2 instance running. But when I do the same thing when xPlorer is running, it only uses the left folder path and opens it in the active pane. Is there a way to force the active running instance to apply the left and right folder with the commandline?

Example:

I have a Windows shortcut called "code" that I want to click to open xPlorer2 and show C:\code\specs in the left pane and c:\code\src in the right. I make the following shortcut:

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"C:\Program Files\zabkat\xplorer2\xplorer2_64.exe" "c:\code\specs" "c:\code\src"

If an active instance of xPlorer2 is running, xPlorer2 will open "c:\code\specs" in the left pane and leave whatever was in the right pane there. If I do not, it works as expected.

[FrizzleFry]

you could try using the /P command line switch to force a separate instance

[otlaolap]

In the advanced settings editor on the "Layout Settings" tab, there is an option "Single window mode" with three possible choices. One of these is "Open new window (default)", another is "Always use one window", and the third is "Always open new tabs in a single window". I use the first (open new window), and I get new X2 windows whenever I launch a shortcut invoking X2 and pointing to a folder. (I prefer this to using tabs in a single window.)

Additionally, when I want to open a pair of files in a new window, I use the /2 option, which forces X2 to open in dual pane mode (see the user manual page 373, where it is described as the "/X" option with X equal to one or two).

[Caveatrob]

So it sounds like the /2 option would work regardless given the behavior I'm seeing and the configuration I have (same instance).

[otlaolap]

Give it a try and see -- It works reliably for me. "xplorer2_64.exe /1 D:/ E:/" gives me one pane on D:, while "xplorer2_64.exe /2 D:/ E:/" gives me two panes on D: and E:. In the first dase (the /1 case), when I later use Ctrl+O to open the dual pane it opens immediately at E: (where the command line told it to be).