Errors when opening a specfic application

[willwatters]

The run ($mycommandline,"",@SW_MAXIMIZE) causes a 16 bit ms dos subsystem error in Windows XP.

The error states the NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction. Choose close to terminate the application.

Please review the following code:

;/* Check the application/desktop icon exists

$Location=(@DesktopCommonDir & "\Citrix Program Neighborhood.lnk2")

If Not FileExists($Location) Then

_MyLog($Post, "21", "Citrix", "Application/desktop icon does not exist", "")

Exit

EndIf

;/* Read in the path of a shortcut

$details = FileGetShortcut(@DesktopCommonDir & "\Citrix Program Neighborhood.lnk2")

$mycommandline = $details[0]& " " & $details[2]

;/* launch the application

run ($mycommandline,"",@SW_MAXIMIZE)

Does anyone know why this is and how to resolve it, ie. by using a different method to open the application>

Thanks.

[Nuffilein805]

have you ever tried using this without $details[2]

does it work without?

maybe you should "_rundos" it

#include<process.au3>
_rundos($mycommandline)

but as you want your window to max it's maybe a not so good idea

does this prog usually run if you don't start it with autoit?

[LxP]

Run() only works with executable files -- .LNK files are merely non-executable files that point to one. Try obtaining SlimShady's _ShellExecute() UDF, which will work as expected with any defined file type.

Edit: Alternatively you could simply construct a proper Run() command from the details found in that .LNK.

; Built from the Calculator link in the Start menu

; Target: %SystemRoot%\system32\calc.exe
; Start in: C:\WINDOWS\system32
; Run: Normal window

Run(EnvGet('SystemRoot') & '\system32\calc.exe', 'C:\WINDOWS\system32')

Edited November 3, 2005 by LxP

[MHz]

Edit: Alternatively you could simply construct a proper Run() command from the details found

Looks like what the 1st post does with FileGetShortcut() ?

The shortcut properties gives the command. Look at the quotes used in the shortcut properties. I would advise using a working directory for running programs.

Run('"' & $details[0] & '" ' & $details[2], $details[1], @SW_MAXIMIZE)

[LxP]

When did I forget how to read properly? :">

It still may not hurt to look into _ShellExecute() if all else fails.

[MHz]

When did I forget how to read properly? :">

We all slip up sometimes.