[SOLVED] Run and unbalanced brackets

[johnmcloud]

Hi, it's me again...

I'm going crazy, i'm lost 2hr...i have used Run 10000 time but this time i have problem with the brackets

Script, with this paramenter work

$exe = "C:\test_x86.exe"
$install = "install"
$exe2 = @WorkingDir & "\test2_x86.exe"
$root = "root\test"
RunWait(@ComSpec & " /k " & $exe & " " & $install & " " & '"' & $exe2 & '"' & " " & $root, @WorkingDir)

But i need to use macro for the $exe

$exe = "C:\test_x86.exe" ; Need to use @WorkingDir

So i have make this:

$exe = @WorkingDir & "\test_x86.exe"
$install = "install"
$exe2 = @WorkingDir & "\test2_x86.exe"
$root = "root\test"
RunWait(@ComSpec & " /k " & '"' & $exe & '"' & " " & $install & " " & '"' & $exe2 & '"' & " " & $root, @WorkingDir)

But not work, give me error C:\Documents is a wrong path etc...classic error by path with space without brackets

Do you know what is the funniest part? If i make:

ConsoleWrite('"' & $exe & '"' & " " & $install & " " & '"' & $exe2 & '"' & " " & $root)

And i copy/paste the result in a CMD window work...

What is my error?

Thanks

Edited October 13, 2012 by johnmcloud

[water]

What is variable $devcon_x86 used for? I can't find it in your script.

[johnmcloud]

I have edited the $variable, copy-paste error, sorry

[water]

When you replace RunWait with ConsoleWrite and remove the @WorkingDir parameter you get:

Consolewrite(@ComSpec & " /k " & '"' & $exe & '"' & " " & $install & " " & '"' & $exe2 & '"' & " " & $root)

.

This writes the complete string to the console. I get:

C:Windowssystem32cmd.exe /k "C:Temptest_x86.exe" install "C:Temptest2_x86.exe" roottest

which doesn't look bad.

What do you get?

[johnmcloud]

This is what i get:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k "C:Documents and SettingsMYNAMEDesktopTestTest_x86.exe" install "C:Documents and SettingsMYNAMEDesktopTestTest2_x86.exe" roottest

As i have told you, if i copy-paste in cmd work, but with autoit the cmd output give me:

"C:Documents" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

[Jos]

Try:

RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /k ""' & $exe & '" ' & $install & ' "' & $exe2 & '" ' & $root & '"', @WorkingDir)

[water]

Try it the other way round:

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /k " & "'" & $exe & "'" & " " & $install & " " & "'" & $exe2 & "'" & " " & $root, @WorkingDir)

Edited October 13, 2012 by water

[johnmcloud]

@Jos, the result is:

""C:Documents and SettingsMYNAMEDesktopTestTest_x86.exe"" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Cool, now i have four brackets

@Water instead:

The syntax of the file name, directory or volume is incorrect.

Edited October 13, 2012 by johnmcloud

[Jos]

Cool, now i have four brackets

You mean Double Quotes

I have see this before and know that enclosing the whole commandline with an extra set of double quotes did resolve it sometimes.

You are running this under the same credentials right?

[johnmcloud]

Yeah, sure, same credentials

I'm on XP right now so i can't run CMD like admin

[water]

@Water instead:

The syntax of the file name, directory or volume is incorrect.

Could we just start the exe so we can see if the message comes from the OS or the application:

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /k " & "'" & $exe & "'", @WorkingDir)

Edited October 13, 2012 by water

[johnmcloud]

@Water

Same error, so:

The syntax of the file name, directory or volume is incorrect.

If i make this work:

$exe = "C:Test_x86.exe"
RunWait(@ComSpec & " /k " & $exe, @WorkingDir)

With the quotes no...

EDIT: Like this work:

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /k " & '"' & $exe & '"', @WorkingDir)

But if i add the second parameter ( the parameter has space inside ) i have the error C:Documents

Edited October 13, 2012 by johnmcloud

[water]

Runwait(@ComSpec & " /k " & '"' & $exe & '"')

works here with Windows 7 64 bit.

[johnmcloud]

@Water

It's not OS problem,if i make another tipe of command like:

@ComSpec & " /c " & '"' & $exe & '" ' & $uninstall & " " & $root

Work fine, or if i make the first or second parameter without " " and space work:

$exe = @WorkingDir & "test_x86.exe"
$install = "install"
$exe2 = "C:test2_x86.exe"
$root = "roottest"
RunWait(@ComSpec & " /k " & '"' & $exe & '" ' & $install & " " & $exe2 & " " & $root, @WorkingDir)

So if i have two path with space and " " inside the same Run not work

Edited October 13, 2012 by johnmcloud

[water]

Another question:

You start $exe to install or uninstall $exe2?

You would then have at least 2 levels of programs started by RunWait: Cmd.exe -> $exe

No wonder that it gets complex.

[johnmcloud]

YEAH!

I have make totally random quotes until Autoit accept it lol

$exe = '""' & @WorkingDir & "\Test_x86.exe" & '"'
$install = "install"
$exe2 = '"' & @WorkingDir & "\Test2_x86.exe\" & '""'
$root = "root\test"
RunWait(@ComSpec & " /k " & " " & $exe & " " & $install & " " & $exe2 & " " & $root, @WorkingDir)

Thanks for the support Water and Jos

[water]

Glad you got it working