Bizzare problem [perhaps due to filegetshortcut]

[saywell]

After abandoning my quest to read text directly form a word rtf file, [thread passim] I'm trying to use a program called antiword which works from the command line and reads text from word documents.

I'm having some problems automating it - or rather, with making it work on a file chosen via a shortcut.

If I run this code

#Region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#AutoIt3Wrapper_outfile=Antiword_Verify.exe
#EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#Include <File.au3>
#include <array.au3>
#Include <File.au3>
#Include <String.au3>

Global $acontent
FileDelete (@ScriptDir&"\test_text.txt")
FileDelete (@ScriptDir&"\run.bat")
_FileCreate (@ScriptDir&"\run.bat")



$VerShortcut = FileOpenDialog("OPEN","S:\ClinicalDocuments\TestDirectorate_CDM\Saywell_William\My_Clin_Docs","Shortcuts (*.lnk)")
$afile = FileGetShortcut($VerShortcut)
;_ArrayDisplay ($afile)
$file = $afile[0]

ClipPut ($file)
$afile = ""


;MsgBox (0, "$file",$file)
$doscommand = @ScriptDir&"\antiword.exe -t "&$file&" > test_text.txt"
MsgBox (0, "doscommand",$doscommand)
_FileWriteToLine (@ScriptDir&"\run.bat",1,$doscommand,1)
_FileWriteToLine (@ScriptDir&"\run.bat",2,"Pause",1)


RunWait(@ScriptDir&"\run.bat")
Exit

It doesn't work

But if I pick up on a separate script taking from the clipboard the filepath left by the first script, it works perfectly.

#Include <File.au3>
#include <array.au3>
#Include <File.au3>
#Include <String.au3>

Global $acontent
FileDelete (@ScriptDir&"\test_text.txt")
FileDelete (@ScriptDir&"\run.bat")
_FileCreate (@ScriptDir&"\run.bat")


$file = ClipGet()
$doscommand = @ScriptDir&"\antiword.exe -t "&$file&" > test_text.txt"
MsgBox (0, "doscommand",$doscommand)
_FileWriteToLine (@ScriptDir&"\run.bat",1,$doscommand,1)
_FileWriteToLine (@ScriptDir&"\run.bat",2,"Pause",1)

EnvSet ("HOME", @ScriptDir & "\antiword\antiword.exe %1 %2")
;EnvSet ("HOME","")
RunWait(@ScriptDir&"\run.bat")

When it works, the output file appears in less than a second, and I've tried it with 20 sec sleeps to make sure it has enough time to run, but I can't get it to run successfully if I pick the file via the shortcut. The first script works fine if you start with a manually-entered file path.

It's probably some daft rookie mistake, but I'd be grateful if you could look over my script extracts.

You'll need to use a word doc [pref rtf, as that's what I'm using] and make a shortcut to it [mine are created within autoit]

And yes, i have tried running RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & $doscommand, "", @SW_SHOW) but that failed too, and i thought I'd use the more transparent batch file method at least until I've found where the problem is. In fact, the @Comspec method works fine in the second-stage script, too [but not the first]

Regards,

William