'Run' only works on C: drive

[spanznet]

stuck on one last little thing, my .exe will only execute this part of the code if it is run from my c: drive (Win7 x64).

Run(@WorkingDir & "\" & $SDDBname, @WorkingDir, @SW_SHOW)

if it is run from any other drive, it just hangs there and does nothing. Is there something better then @WorkingDir??

[hawky358]

I assume you mean the folder in which the script is?

Use @scriptdir

Edited May 12, 2010 by hawky358

[spanznet]

I assume you mean the folder in which the script is?

Use @scriptdir

yes, within the folder my .exe is run is another program (from $SDDBname) that needs to be run. just tried @ScriptDir and it has the same problem, works fine on C: drive but not any other drive (internal or external).

[hawky358]

Maybe post the rest of the code, since both those Macros will work in all drives.

[spanznet]

this is the whole function:

Func downloadSDDB()
    If $iniArray[8][0] = 1 Then  ; If "SD+AV Databases" is ticked
        $stringSplitArray = StringSplit(($iniArray[8][2]), "/") 
        $SDDBname = $stringSplitArray[$stringSplitArray[0]] 
        Run(@WorkingDir & "\" & $SDDBname, @WorkingDir, @SW_SHOW)
        WinWaitActive("Setup - Signature Database Download")
        Send("{ENTER}")
        WinWaitActive("Setup - Signature Database Download", "Signature Database Download Complete")
        Send("{ENTER}")
    EndIf
EndFunc

this being my first script, there is probably better ways of doing these things, but it all works great apart from this 'Run' only working on c: drive. I just tested on my housemates PC, also a Win7 x64, and the same problem there, only works on c: drive.

thanks for any advice.

[spanznet]

interesting, I just tried on my netbook in Win7 Starter x86 and WinXP x86 and it WORKED in both when running from an ext hdd. Is this some kind of 64bit problem?

[water]

As the command to be run is "calculated" during run time make sure the variable has the desired value.

Func downloadSDDB()
    If $iniArray[8][0] = 1 Then ; If "SD+AV Databases" is ticked
        $stringSplitArray = StringSplit(($iniArray[8][2]), "/") 
        $SDDBname = $stringSplitArray[$stringSplitArray[0]] 
        MsgBox(0,"","WorkingDir: " & @WorkingDir & @CRLF & "$SDDBName: " & $SDDBName)   ; <== Inserted
        Run(@WorkingDir & "\" & $SDDBname, @WorkingDir, @SW_SHOW)
        WinWaitActive("Setup - Signature Database Download")
        Send("{ENTER}")
        WinWaitActive("Setup - Signature Database Download", "Signature Database Download Complete")
        Send("{ENTER}")
    EndIf
EndFunc

[spanznet]

getting more interesting, i inserted that extra line, the MsgBox clearly displayed exactly what I have been wanting it to do all along, and when i clicked OK... it ran! maybe it just needs a small delay for some reason...

[spanznet]

Ok, I have managed to get this to run correctly on ext hdd by adding a 2 second sleep in between calculating the filename and executing it. weird, but it works. I increased a few hundred ms at a time and when i got to 2000 it worked straight away.

Func downloadSDDB()
    If $iniArray[8][0] = 1 Then  ; If "SD+AV Databases" is ticked
        $stringSplitArray = StringSplit(($iniArray[8][2]), "/") 
        $SDDBname = $stringSplitArray[$stringSplitArray[0]] 
        Sleep(2000)
        Run(@WorkingDir & "\" & $SDDBname, @WorkingDir, @SW_SHOW)
        WinWaitActive("Setup - Signature Database Download")
        Send("{ENTER}")
        WinWaitActive("Setup - Signature Database Download", "Signature Database Download Complete")
        Send("{ENTER}")
    EndIf
EndFunc

thanks to water. it was your informational MsgBox line that got me on the track to a solution.