Spaces in file pathname

[neverasunset]

Hi all,

I'm trying to open a file using the Run function and an error message pops up with garbled messages so I wouldn't have an idea that its trying to tell me BUT I'm guessing that it's trying to tell me that there shouldn't be a blank space in the path name...

Question is, how should I write it if that space is the source of the error?

Run("D:\Games\Perfect World\elementclient.exe")

Thanks in advance!

Edited August 25, 2009 by neverasunset

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ShellExecute() bro.

[PsaltyDS]

Hi all,

I'm trying to open a file using the Run function and an error message pops up with garbled messages so I wouldn't have an idea that its trying to tell me BUT I'm guessing that it's trying to tell me that there shouldn't be a blank space in the path name...

Question is, how should I write it if that space is the source of the error?

Run("D:\Games\Perfect World\elementclient.exe")

Thanks in advance!

Run() does not have a problem with spaces in the path. More likely it wants a working directory:

Run("D:\Games\Perfect World\elementclient.exe", "D:\Games\Perfect World")

If you did have something that was sensitive to complex paths (i.e. CMD shell commands) then you would convert them to 8.3 format with FileGetShortName(). For example, "D:\Games\Perfec~1\elemen~1.exe". See help file.

>_<

[neverasunset]

thanks! gonna try it now