Accepting a command file as external editor

Hi,
It would be really nice if Lightroom could accept a .bat or .cmd file in the Preferences / External Editing dialog entries instead of only accepting executable names (.exe). This would allow to launch an external editor that needs more arguments than a mere filename on the command line.
Another solution would be to allow us to specify command line arguments directly when defining the external editor entry. For example, after specifying the executable, I'd like to have a field allowing to specify the command line arguments like this
-option1 -option2 <filename> (filename being a macro representing the current image filename).
If this field was left empty, then the default argument would be the filename as usual.
This simple feature would greatly enhance the external editing capabilities. For the moment, when I need this feature, I create a .bat file which I convert to an .exe by using a tool like Bat To Exe Converter. Then I specify this exe in the external editor entry. But it would be much more practical to specify the arguments directly in Lightroom.
Any thought about this?

Being able to run any command solves part of the problem, but not the whole problem.
The part it solves: getting the exported file(s) loaded up in the external editor (note: you may have multiple instances of the same program, in which case, it would be better to run a grand finale (after all files exported) export action instead).
The part it does not solve is: taking responsibility for saved files in said external editor.
Consider using Ottomanic Importer's "auto-sync selected folder" (sync continuously, add-in-place preset), along with run-any-command or post-export action, to automatically import saved files.
PS - I would love to see Adobe implement "advanced features" using lua config files, for those who are willing and able to do things like add command-line parameters to external editor command parameters.
Consider making official feature request here:
http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/new
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