Run A Shortcut?

[Dev]

Ive found out that the only way to run one of my "homemade" C++ apps via AutoIt is to run it via a shortcut. Nothing else does work. Can i have AutoIt to run a shortcut in the same folder as the EXE-file?

Thanks for looking at this, hope you can help me

[Helge]

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Ive found out that the only way to run one of my "homemade" C++ apps via AutoIt is to run it via a shortcut. Nothing else does work.

WHAT ?! Nah..

Are you sure that you're using Run properly ?

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Run ("filename", "workingdir", flag)

Example :

Run ("CPlusPlusProgram.exe", "C:\MyPrograms", @SW_MAXIMIZE)

Are you sure that you are pointing "workingdir" to the correct directory ?

If you're C++ program is in the same directory as the AutoIt-script,

then you can use @ScriptDir instead of "C:\MyPrograms"

[Dev]

I tried everything, but its something in the parameters as causing this problem, i dont know why. I need hmm... two parameters, it works fine if i use the shortcut, but not if i run it via AutoIt...

Strange... Very strange

:iamstupid:

[CyberSlug]

Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & "C:\I am a\shortcut.lnk")

[Dev]

CyberSlug:

I dont get that to work

Here is my code:

[...]
Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & "c:/launcher.ink")
[...]

:iamstupid:

[Valik]

Elll, not eye. Its a lowercase L, not an uppercase i. Its short for Link.

[Dev]

Oh, sorry...

"Maybe" thats why it doesnt work

:iamstupid:

[zCoCoz]

i had trouble with that before to but i never got it to work i finally just told it to use the run.exe thing

Edited March 25, 2004 by zCoCoz

[Dev]

I get errors if I run the EXE...

:iamstupid:

[Jos]

And are you going to tell us what the error is or are you going to make us guess ????

Maybe showing the code that has the error also helps ....

[ezzetabi]

Run(@ComSpec & ' /c start "" c:/launcher.lnk') <- W2000

Run(@ComSpec & ' /c start c:/launcher.lnk') <- W9x

Edited as josbe advice.

Edited March 29, 2004 by ezzetabi

[Josbe]

For this reason, the best way is to use the ', instead "

For example,

Run(@ComSpec & ' /c start "c:/launcher.lnk"') <- W2000
Run(@ComSpec & ' /c start c:/launcher.lnk') <- W9x

[esfalk]

  josbe said:

For this reason, the best way is to use the ', instead "

For example,

Run(@ComSpec & ' /c start "c:/launcher.lnk"') <- W2000
Run(@ComSpec & ' /c start c:/launcher.lnk') <- W9x

@josbe or ezzetabi: I'm havin' a bit of trouble w/ this one... apparently it doesn't like to launch shortcuts that are located on the desktop? Dumb question: just add the .lnk to the end of the shortcut's title?

Here's my code:

Run ( @ComSpec & ' /c start "C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Desktop\shortcut.lnk"' )

No dice; error message below:

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Cannot find the file 'C:\Documents' (or one of its components).  Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available.

:postal:

EDIT: Well, now I'm around that error message, but rather than launching the shortcut it gives me a dos-esk command prompt to a folder on my desktop...

Edited April 8, 2004 by esfalk

[Jos]

why use start ? .... try it this way to see if that helps:

Run ( @ComSpec & ' /c "C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Desktop\shortcut.lnk"' )

[esfalk]

<sing> ... did you ever know that you're my hero ... </sing>

[mircea]

well i try to make a program that runs a shortcut from the desktop or better say the internet PPPoE i want to run but i cant make it work

can someone help me ???

the problem is that is working too fast i mean i cant see nothing :|

or can you give me some idea or source code of some how i can run a internet conection shortcut ??? ( i want to make to auto start my internet conection with out going in control panel -> network connection -> rds -> enter

Run ( @ComSpec & ' /c "C:\Users\All Users\Desktop\rds.ink"' )

ok i find the problem

#include <Process.au3>
_RunDOS("ncpa.cpl")

my god ( i never think at that in all my life)

Edited May 17, 2007 by mircea

[snowman533]

i am having the same problem

Run ( @ComSpec & '/c C:\Documents and Settings\Aria\Desktop\BitComet.lnk"' )

nothing happens when the script is run, it just sits there, how the heck do i launch a shortcut? the above posts have done nothing to help me i have followed all

[GEOSoft]

ShellExecute(@DesktopDir & "\BitComet.lnk")

[snowman533]

i got an error

cannot find C:\Documents and settings\.....\Desktop\BitComet.lnk

somehow i dont think its ".lnk"

[GEOSoft]

Check that with FileExists()

If FileExists(@DeskTopDir & "\bitcomet.lnk") Then MsgBox(0, "Results", "It's a link")

There is another way to do it if it is actually a lnk file but you will need to know that first.