hyperlink to a exe with arguments

I have a hyperlink to a local exe and need to pass in 2 parameters. When i view the report in CR 2016 editor, the hyperlink works and passes the parameters. When I run the program in the Crystal Reports Viewer, inside of another application, clicking on the link does nothing. If I remove the parameters, the link works inside of Crystal Reports Viewer, but i need to pass in the 2 arguments.