sqa Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Hi, sorry but I cannot figure out a very simple thing. I need to start...stop... Oracle VirtualBox from DOS. I do not have problem to start DOS itself from AutoIT, but cannot figure out how to open DOS and exacute the following line/command: "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManager.exe" startvm WindowsXP Thanks.
stormbreaker Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Did you read about _RunDOS from the help file? ---------------------------------------- :bye: Hey there, was I helpful? ---------------------------------------- My Current OS: Win8 PRO (64-bit); Current AutoIt Version: v3.3.8.1
water Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Or use the native "Run" function. My UDFs and Tutorials: Spoiler UDFs: Active Directory (NEW 2024-07-28 - Version 1.6.3.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - Wiki ExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts OutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - Wiki OutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - Download Outlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki PowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - Wiki Task Scheduler (2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki Standard UDFs: Excel - Example Scripts - Wiki Word - Wiki Tutorials: ADO - Wiki WebDriver - Wiki
sqa Posted May 31, 2012 Author Posted May 31, 2012 Thanks, Dim $command = " """ & "C:Program FilesOracleVirtualBoxVBoxManager.exe" & """ startvm WindowsXP" _RunDos($command) works fine, have some problems with """ counting, but finally it works. Thanks again
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