IniRead() does not respect ExpandEnvStrings

[blindwig]

OK, this works:

$Command = 'pause'
RunWait(@Comspec & ' /c ' & $Command)

and this:

AutoItSetOption('ExpandEnvStrings',1)
$Command = '%comspec% /c pause'
RunWait($Command)

but this does not:

AutoItSetOption('ExpandEnvStrings',1)
$Command = IniRead(); let's assume that this returns '%comspec% /c pause'
RunWait($Command)

In fact, the whole process of expanding environment variables seems to be quirky, because this doesn't work:

AutoItSetOption('ExpandEnvStrings',0)
$Command = '%comspec% /c pause'
AutoItSetOption('ExpandEnvStrings',1)
RunWait($Command)

nor does this:

AutoItSetOption('ExpandEnvStrings',0)
$Command1 = '%comspec% /c pause'
AutoItSetOption('ExpandEnvStrings',1)
$Command = $Command1
RunWait($Command)

I wish there was just a function like ExpandEnvStrings() that would return an adjusted string. Maybe I'll go work on that...

[blindwig]

OK, I wrote a function to expand the variables:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=12298

[GaryFrost]

OK, this works:

$Command = 'pause'
RunWait(@Comspec & ' /c ' & $Command)

and this:

AutoItSetOption('ExpandEnvStrings',1)
$Command = '%comspec% /c pause'
RunWait($Command)

but this does not:

AutoItSetOption('ExpandEnvStrings',1)
$Command = IniRead(); let's assume that this returns '%comspec% /c pause'
RunWait($Command)

In fact, the whole process of expanding environment variables seems to be quirky, because this doesn't work:

AutoItSetOption('ExpandEnvStrings',0)
$Command = '%comspec% /c pause'
AutoItSetOption('ExpandEnvStrings',1)
RunWait($Command)

nor does this:

AutoItSetOption('ExpandEnvStrings',0)
$Command1 = '%comspec% /c pause'
AutoItSetOption('ExpandEnvStrings',1)
$Command = $Command1
RunWait($Command)

I wish there was just a function like ExpandEnvStrings() that would return an adjusted string.  Maybe I'll go work on that...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I tried the bottom 2 on my system with release version and beta, and both worked.

[blindwig]

I tried the bottom 2 on my system with release version and beta, and both worked.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm using 3.1.1.0, and all 3 of the bottom ones return something like this:

>"C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\autoit3.exe" /ErrorStdOut "C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Desktop\New AutoIt v3 Script.au3"

C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Desktop\New AutoIt v3 Script.au3 (5) : ==> Unable to execute the external program.:

RunWait($Command)

The system cannot find the file specified.

[blindwig]

Just tried on 3.1.1.44, same results

[MHz]

Bottom 2 examples:

3.1.1 fails

3.1.1.40 works

[blindwig]

Just tried on 3.1.1.44, same results

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Oops, nevermind. It does work on 3.1.1.44, but not 3.1.1.0 Edited June 9, 2005 by blindwig