beginer ShellExecute

[ussr]

HI

Is It possible to (run) application from the (inputbox) without filename ?How??

I can open only the folder. Try this one please.

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#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiButton.au3>
#include <GuiImageList.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

#region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=c:\users\el-zaeem\desktop\backup\bacckup form.kxf
$Form1_1 = GUICreate("input", 407, 360, 230, 132)
$path_source = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 72, 43, 497, 21)
$browes_source = GUICtrlCreateButton("", 17, 40, 49, 41, $WS_GROUP)
$exit = GUICtrlCreateButton("exit", 17, 160, 49, 41, $WS_GROUP)
$shell = GUICtrlCreateButton("shell It", 17, 100, 49, 41, $WS_GROUP)
GUICtrlCreateLabel(" press It" , 20, 15)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#endregion ### END Koda GUI section ###
While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $browes_source
            $file = FileOpenDialog("Select file", @ProgramFilesDir & "", "Application (*.exe)", 1 + 4)
            If @error Then
                GUICtrlSetData($path_source, "")
            Else
                $iconfile_to_use = $file
                $array = StringSplit($iconfile_to_use, '\', 1)
                $name = $array[$array[0]]
                $newname = StringReplace($name, ".exe", "")
                $hImage = _GUIImageList_Create(32, 32, 5, 3, 6)
                _GUIImageList_AddIcon($hImage, $iconfile_to_use, 0, True)
                _GUICtrlButton_SetImageList($browes_source, $hImage, 4)
                GUICtrlSetData($path_source, $file)

            EndIf
        Case $shell
             ShellExecute("", "","$path_source","open",@SW_SHOWDEFAULT);This part is my problem.It is opening Just the folder.

        Case $exit

            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd

[somdcomputerguy]

You had the parameters for ShellExecute in the wrong order. Also, the quotes around $path_source aren't needed (turns it from a variable into a string), and the GUICtrlRead function needed to be used to get the data from that variable. The variable itself contains the Ctrl ID.

ShellExecute(GUICtrlRead($path_source), "","","open",@SW_SHOWDEFAULT);This part is my problem.It is opening Just the folder.

[Melba23]

ussr,

Look at the first 3 parameters in your ShellExecute line:

ShellExecute("", "","$path_source",....

You should have:

filename   - The name of the file to run                                                      : You have "" so how does the function know what to run?
parameters - [optional] Any parameters for the program. Blank ("") uses none                  : Here your syntax is correct
workingdir - [optional] The working directory. Blank ("") uses the current working directory. : You have a literal string which is not a folder name

Basically AutoIt defaults to opening @WorkingDir (which you set by using FileOpenDialog) in Explorer as it has no idea what you are trying to do!

So I recommend that you use the correct parameters - the function will then work.

You can get the folder and executable name from the content of the input like this:

$sChoice = GUICtrlRead($path_source)
ShellExecute($sChoice, "", StringRegExpReplace($sChoice, "(^.*)\\(.*)", "\1"), "open", @SW_SHOWDEFAULT)

I hope that helps.

M23

Edit: Typnig!

Edited July 4, 2011 by Melba23

[ussr]

Thank You somdcomputerguy

Now It is works.

ShellExecute(GUICtrlRead($path_source) & "")

However I didnt understand this :

"(turns it from a variable into a string)"

Should I use string??

[ussr]

Thanks Melba23 too.

The problem sold.

[GEOSoft]

It still isn't quite right.

All you needed was

ShellExecute(GUICtrlRead($path_source))

The &"" just adds an empty string to the end which will have no effect at all.

[somdcomputerguy]

No, you want the data in the variable, GUICtrlRead($path_source), not the string "$path_source". And let me rephrase my earlier statement, Even if you want to use it as a variable, with quotes around it AutoIt sees it as a string.

[ussr]

One more question.

Is It possible to get the ProcessList()

from the ShellExecute ???

?

[Melba23]

ussr,

You can use ProcessExists to get the PID - you can extract the process name from the full path like this:

$sProcessName = StringRegExpReplace($GUICtrlRead($path_source), "^.*\\", "")

I hope this helps.

M23

[ussr]

You are really PRO

This solution is going to save me a lot of time .

Thanks