[Dev]

Ive found out that the only way to run one of my "homemade" C++ apps via AutoIt is to run it via a shortcut. Nothing else does work. Can i have AutoIt to run a shortcut in the same folder as the EXE-file?

Thanks for looking at this, hope you can help me :)

[Helge]

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Ive found out that the only way to run one of my "homemade" C++ apps via AutoIt is to run it via a shortcut. Nothing else does work.

WHAT ?! Nah..

Are you sure that you're using Run properly ?

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Run ("filename", "workingdir", flag)

Example :

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Run ("CPlusPlusProgram.exe", "C:\MyPrograms", @SW_MAXIMIZE)

Are you sure that you are pointing "workingdir" to the correct directory ?
If you're C++ program is in the same directory as the AutoIt-script,
then you can use @ScriptDir instead of "C:\MyPrograms"

[Dev]

I tried everything, but its something in the parameters as causing this problem, i dont know why. I need hmm... two parameters, it works fine if i use the shortcut, but not if i run it via AutoIt...

Strange... Very strange :huh:
:iamstupid:

[CyberSlug]

Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & "C:\I am a\shortcut.lnk")

[Dev]

CyberSlug:
I dont get that to work :wacko:
Here is my code:

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Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & "c:/launcher.ink")
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:iamstupid:

[Valik]

Elll, not eye. Its a lowercase L, not an uppercase i. Its short for Link.

[Dev]

Oh, sorry...
"Maybe" thats why it doesnt work :lmao:


:iamstupid:

[zCoCoz]

i had trouble with that before to but i never got it to work i finally just told it to use the run.exe thing

This post has been edited by zCoCoz: 25 March 2004 - 02:25 PM

[Dev]

I get errors if I run the EXE...


:iamstupid:

[Jos]

And are you going to tell us what the error is or are you going to make us guess ???? :lmao:
Maybe showing the code that has the error also helps ....

[ezzetabi]

Run(@ComSpec & ' /c start "" c:/launcher.lnk') <- W2000
Run(@ComSpec & ' /c start c:/launcher.lnk') <- W9x

Edited as josbe advice.

This post has been edited by ezzetabi: 29 March 2004 - 07:50 AM

[Josbe]

For this reason, the best way is to use the ', instead "
For example,

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Run(@ComSpec & ' /c start "c:/launcher.lnk"') <- W2000
Run(@ComSpec & ' /c start c:/launcher.lnk') <- W9x

[esfalk]

josbe, on Mar 28 2004, 05:52 PM, said:

For this reason, the best way is to use the ', instead "
For example,

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Run(@ComSpec & ' /c start "c:/launcher.lnk"') <- W2000
Run(@ComSpec & ' /c start c:/launcher.lnk') <- W9x

@josbe or ezzetabi: I'm havin' a bit of trouble w/ this one... apparently it doesn't like to launch shortcuts that are located on the desktop? Dumb question: just add the .lnk to the end of the shortcut's title?

Here's my code:

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Run ( @ComSpec & ' /c start "C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Desktop\shortcut.lnk"' )

No dice; error message below:

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Cannot find the file 'C:\Documents' (or one of its components).  Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available.

:postal:

EDIT: Well, now I'm around that error message, but rather than launching the shortcut it gives me a dos-esk command prompt to a folder on my desktop... :mad:

This post has been edited by esfalk: 08 April 2004 - 08:30 PM

[Jos]

why use start ? .... try it this way to see if that helps:

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Run ( @ComSpec & ' /c "C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Desktop\shortcut.lnk"' )

[esfalk]

<sing> ... did you ever know that you're my hero ... </sing>

[mircea]

well i try to make a program that runs a shortcut from the desktop or better say the internet PPPoE i want to run but i cant make it work
can someone help me ???
the problem is that is working too fast i mean i cant see nothing :|
or can you give me some idea or source code of some how i can run a internet conection shortcut ??? ( i want to make to auto start my internet conection with out going in control panel -> network connection -> rds -> enter

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Run ( @ComSpec & ' /c "C:\Users\All Users\Desktop\rds.ink"' )

ok i find the problem :D

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#include <Process.au3>
_RunDOS("ncpa.cpl")

my god ( i never think at that in all my life)

This post has been edited by mircea: 17 May 2007 - 11:11 PM

[snowman533]

i am having the same problem

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Run ( @ComSpec & '/c C:\Documents and Settings\Aria\Desktop\BitComet.lnk"' )

nothing happens when the script is run, it just sits there, how the heck do i launch a shortcut? the above posts have done nothing to help me i have followed all

[GEOSoft]

ShellExecute(@DesktopDir & "\BitComet.lnk")

[snowman533]

i got an error

cannot find C:\Documents and settings\.....\Desktop\BitComet.lnk

somehow i dont think its ".lnk"

[GEOSoft]

Check that with FileExists()

If FileExists(@DeskTopDir & "\bitcomet.lnk") Then MsgBox(0, "Results", "It's a link")

There is another way to do it if it is actually a lnk file but you will need to know that first.