Run Command And Control Panel Applets

[Guest scottz]

Is there a reason why you can't use the run command to execute .cpl files?

You can run them from the command line and Start->Run and thought you should be able to from within autoit.

I get an "Unable to execute the external program" error message when I try.

As an example, do a Start->Run and enter desk.cpl

Thanks,

-Scott

Edited February 23, 2004 by scottz

[Valik]

Is there a reason why you can't use the run command to execute .cpl files?

You can run them from the command line and Start->Run and thought you should be able to from within autoit.

I get an "Unable to execute the external program" error message when I try.

Thanks,

-Scott

Run("control.exe desk.cpl")

Run(@ComSpec & " /c start desk.cpl")

And there's a way to use Run32dll.exe but I can't remember the arguments for it.

[sykes]

run(@SystemDir & "Rundll32.exe Shell32.dll,Control_RUNDLL Desk.cpl") on XP

run(@WindowsDir & "\Rundll32.exe " & @SystemDir & "\Shell32.dll,Control_RUNDLL desk.cpl") on 98

rundll32.exe lives in the Windows directory on Windows 98 and in the System32 directory on Windows XP

Of course you just replace Desk.cpl with whichever control panel applet you want to run

Edited February 23, 2004 by psichosis