inserting value of variable into cmd command

[jbsoccerbrit 0]

I know the below is not correct but hopefully it gives the general idea of what I am wanting to do.

RunWait(@COMSPEC & " /cd $location rename *.$fileextension *.$newextensionname")

so in the command window it would perform a CD command to change current dir (press enter)

the pull in the vars for the current extension and the extension to be renamed to.

Edited May 24, 2010 by jbsoccerbrit

[taietel 34]

I have not tried, but you should write your command like this:

RunWait(@COMSPEC & " /cd " & $location & " rename *." & $fileextension & " *." & $newextensionname)

[jbsoccerbrit 0]

C:\Documents and Settings\****\Desktop\test.au3(62,1) : ERROR: syntax error

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^

C:\Documents and Settings\****\Desktop\test.au3(62,82) : ERROR: syntax error

(@COMSPEC & " /cd " & $someText2 & " rename *." & $someText1 & " *." & $someText3)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^

C:\Documents and Settings\****\Desktop\test.au3 - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)

[taietel 34]

RunWait(@COMSPEC & ' /c ' & 'rename "' & $location & "*." & $fileextension & '"' & " *." & $newextensionname, "",@SW_HIDE)

[edit] This one I've tested! If you have spaces in the directory name, you have to enclose that: "bla bla" or 'bla bla'

Edited May 24, 2010 by taietel

[jbsoccerbrit 0]

Is there anyway to make the location change first so its cd $location and then the rename folders suit?

I.E

CD $location

rename *.ext1 *.ext2

Otherwise I dont think it will work thank you kindly for the help

[taietel 34]

Here is another working example (change it to your needs):

$location = "tempx"
$fileextension = "chm"
$newextensionname = "mih"
RunWait(@COMSPEC & ' /c ' & 'cd "' & $location & '"',"",@SW_HIDE)
RunWait(@COMSPEC & " /c " & "rename *." & $fileextension & " *." & $newextensionname, $location,@SW_HIDE)

[jbsoccerbrit 0]

unfortunately the two runwaits would have to be merged into one line otherwise once the CD (Change Directory) is done and closes the rename isn't applied to anything.

I've tried filemove and it just seems to delete the file... at a loss with this.

[taietel 34]

 I've merged it in one line (I've tested it - working!):

RunWait(@COMSPEC & " /c " & "cd '" & $location & "' & rename *." & $fileextension & " *." & $newextensionname, $location,@SW_HIDE)

[edit] Why did you use filemove?

Edited May 24, 2010 by taietel

[jbsoccerbrit 0]

It was a suggestion from someone else to try, based on them recalling that autoit didn't have its own rename feature. Thanks again for all the help