White space in filename

[Mr.Furious]

Is there a way to get this code to still work if the filename has a space in it?

$search = FileFindFirstFile("*.imc")  

; Check if the search was successful
If $search = -1 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "No files matched *.imc")
    Exit
EndIf

While 1
    $file = FileFindNextFile($search) 
    If @error Then ExitLoop

    $attrib = FileGetAttrib($file)
    
  ; Skip directories    
    If StringInStr($attrib, "D") Then ContinueLoop  

    RunWait ("ShelExec "& $file)

WEnd

; Close the search handle
FileClose($search)

[Jos]

Try: RunWait ('ShelExec "' & $file & '"')

[Mr.Furious]

great that works, so getting a little more serious what is the conversion for this?

RunWait ($CmdLine[1] & " " & $CmdLine[2] & $file)

Format: $CmdLine[1] $CmdLine[2] $file

"ShelExec" "my folder\" "my file.jpg"

Edited April 15, 2005 by Mr.Furious

[steveR]

RunWait ($CmdLine[1] & " " & $CmdLine[2] & " '" & $file & "'")

[Mr.Furious]

RunWait ($CmdLine[1] & " " & $CmdLine[2] & " '" & $file & "'")

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Doesn't work as expected opens the folder instead of the file.

My brain doesn't seem to be focusing correctly. I can't seem to understand the concept.

Edited April 15, 2005 by Mr.Furious

[Mr.Furious]

THIS WORKS:

RunWait ('ShelExec.exe "' & $CmdLine[2] & $file & '"')

but I still need to get the initial variable for the external program to work in there.

Funny how everything loved life until a folder or file had a space in it.

[steveR]

It's beacuse of the way DOS commands (and Windows internally) handles file paths. If there are spaces in the path, the cmd path has to be enclosed in quotes. Thats in additon to any quotes needed by the script command. You can also use the short version of the path where quotes aren't needed:

"C:\Program Files" becomes C:\PROGRA~1

"C:\Programming codes\My scripts" becomes C:\PROGRA~2\MYSCRI~1

[steveR]

RunWait ('ShelExec.exe "' & $CmdLine[2] & $file & '" ' & $cmd)

[Mr.Furious]

Thanks for the tips, I think you misuderstood, I am trying to get this to work:

RunWait ('$CmdLine[1] "' & $CmdLine[2] & $file & '"')

The variables would = for example "ShelExec.exe" "my folder\" "my file.jpg"

arggghh I think white spaces will be chasing me in my dreams tonight.

RunWait ('ShelExec.exe "' & $CmdLine[2] & $file & '" ' & $cmd)

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[steveR]

I don't have ShelEec.exe but i got this to work:

$cmd1 = "notepad.exe"

$cmd2 = "C:\Program Files\"

$cmd3 = "test 1.txt"

RunWait ($cmd1 & " " & $cmd2 & $cmd3)

Edited April 15, 2005 by steveR

[Mr.Furious]

Your right using notepad the problem goes away.

However if I can just get ShelExec.exe into a varialbe without screwing up the part of the line that works it will work.

RunWait ('ShelExec.exe "' & $CmdLine[2] & $file & '"')

Edited April 15, 2005 by Mr.Furious

[steveR]

Edit:

$cmd1 = "shelexec.exe"

$cmd2 = "C:\Program Files\"

$cmd3 = "test 1.txt"

RunWait ($cmd1 & ' "' & $cmd2 & $cmd3 & '"')

Edited April 15, 2005 by steveR

[Mr.Furious]

Did that work for you?

OPPS forgot to compile before testing!!

Thanks a bunch

Edited April 16, 2005 by Mr.Furious

[steveR]

yes, it works for me.

I caught your script before it left, but i dont know how to implement it. take some more work

[Mr.Furious]

It seems to be working fine just needed that one damn apostrophe' in the right spot! eeeeek

Sorry thought the script was gonna complicate things.

Format OpenAll.exe "program.exe" "myfiles\" "*.jpg"

Here is the script:

$search = FileFindFirstFile($CmdLine[2] & $CmdLine[3])  

; Check if the search was successful
If $search = -1 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "No files matched " & $CmdLine[3] & " in the " & $CmdLine[2] & " folder.")

    Exit
EndIf

While 1
    $file = FileFindNextFile($search) 
    If @error Then ExitLoop

    $attrib = FileGetAttrib($file)
    
  ; Skip directories    
    If StringInStr($attrib, "D") Then ContinueLoop    
        
    RunWait ($CmdLine[1] & ' "' & $CmdLine[2] & $file & '"')
    
WEnd

; Close the search handle
FileClose($search)

yes, it works for me.

I caught your script before it left, but i dont know how to implement it. take some more work

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Edited April 16, 2005 by Mr.Furious

[steveR]

Glad ya got it working