Help: Script which can run an exe in Pendrive or CDROM

[niceguy75]

I need your help guys,

I am trying to write a script which first search for the myexe.exe in myfolder of pen drive and if found, run that file and if no pendrive is found it search for the same file in the same folder of CDROM.

Till now I have done this:

$var = DriveGetDrive( "CDROM" )
If not @error Then
For $i = 1 to $var[0]
Run($var[$i] & "myfolder\myexe.exe")
Next
EndIf

But this search only in CDROM.

Edited March 7, 2011 by niceguy75

[Shaarad]

$var = DriveGetDrive( "REMOVABLE" )
If $var<>"" Then
For $i = 1 to $var[0]
Run($var[$i] & "myfolder\myexe.exe")
Next
Else
    $var2 = DriveGetDrive( "CDROM" )
    run ($var2[$i] & "myfolder\myexe.exe")
EndIf

try it ...see whether this works...

[niceguy75]

Thanks mate, currently I am at work place and I don't have Autoit installed here, I will test it at home in the eve and let you know.

BTW, nice to know that you are also from India.

Edit: not working mate.

Error: Variable used without being declared.

Edited March 7, 2011 by niceguy75

[Cybergraph]

Thanks mate, currently I am at work place and I don't have Autoit installed here, I will test it at home in the eve and let you know.

BTW, nice to know that you are also from India.

Edit: not working mate.

Error: Variable used without being declared.

Then declare the variable. It's easy.

[niceguy75]

Then declare the variable. It's easy.

I am a newbie as far as autoit is concerned, and I don't know how to declare the variable.

[Varian]

Local $Location, $Var = DriveGetDrive("ALL")
If IsArray($Var) Then
    For $i = 1 To $Var[0]
        If DriveGetType($Var[$i]) <> "REMOVABLE" And DriveGetType($Var[$i]) <> "CDROM" Then ContinueLoop ;skip Drive if not Removeable or CDROM
        If FileExists($Var[$i] & "\myfolder\myexe.exe") Then
            $Location = $Var[$i] & "\myfolder\myexe.exe" ;Finds first location of EXE file
            ExitLoop
        EndIf
    Next
EndIf
If $Location Then MsgBox(0, "Location of File", $Location)

[niceguy75]

Thanks mate, I will try and let you know if its working or not.

Edit: Its only displaying the location of the exe not playing, I want my script to run myexe.exe of myfolder, as well.

Edited March 8, 2011 by niceguy75

[Cybergraph]

Thanks mate, I will try and let you know if its working or not.

Edit: Its only displaying the location of the exe not playing, I want my script to run myexe.exe of myfolder, as well.

It's obvious that the script only shows the location because there are no instructions able to run the program.

If $Location Then MsgBox(0, "Location of File", $Location)

I am a newbie as far as autoit is concerned, and I don't know how to declare the variable.

My friendly advice is to start reading the help manual and try to understand the meaning of commands and functions you need. I can see a bit of laziness from you in doing this. Edited March 8, 2011 by Cybergraph

[kylomas]

niceguy75,

So far the forum members have been giving you fish. Now it's time to learn how to fish...

Do a Google search on "rtfm"...

kylomas

Edited March 9, 2011 by kylomas