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How do i run a program (like a game) using the Run() command?

This generates an error:

Run("myprg.exe -para1 -para2", "workingdir")

:iamstupid:

Thanks for your help :whistle:

And one thing: I AM NEW TO AUTOIT!...

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Try it this way:

run('"c:path\to\pgm\mypgm.exe" "param1" "param2"')

Notice the at the start and end of the whole string it has a single quote...

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Allright, another question, ive decieded to not make a new topic of it... You will notice why B)

$path = c:/program/MyApp/
$exe = MyApp.exe
$params = -H - E -Y
$fullpath = $path & $exe &  $params
Run($fullpath, $path)

Ive seen this in other's codes, i dont really know how it works, and I would be very happy if someone could explain this :angry:

As allways ---> :iamstupid:

EDIT:

Maybe i should create a topic called "Dev's n00by Questions" :whistle:

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let see if i can explain:

Anything between " " is a string.

So you should put " " around the stuff you typed in the example.

$path = "c:/program/MyApp/"

$exe = "MyApp.exe"

$params = "-H - E -Y"

Then you concatenate these strings together with & ... but you need a space between the program and its parameters .. so:

$fullpath = $path & $exe & " " & $params

Now:

Run($fullpath, $path) is the same as:

Run("c:/program/MyApp/MyApp.exe -H - E -Y", c:/program/MyApp/)

ok ? :whistle:

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Sort of off-topic-ish, but you're using Windows and you should probably use forward slashes "\" instead of backslashes "/". Although Windows itself (And the command line) will accept either forward or back, most applications and even a few command line related things won't work correctly when using backslashes.

For example, typing this into a console window on Windows XP doesn't change directories: cd C:/Windows

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forward slashes "\" instead of backslashes "/".

Yeap but now Backwards !!! :whistle:

You mean "\" backSlash and "/" Forward Slash ??

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