Emulating Windows "Run" mode

[boaster]

How would I emulate the Windows Run Mode in AutoIt? For example, if you type Window-R and then type "Winword", Microsoft Word will run regardless of the subdirectory in which it is installed. Also, Window-R followed by a URL will open a web site such as "www.autoscirpt.com".

However, using Run("www.autoscript.com")

or

Run("winword")

generates errors in Autoscript.

Thanks

[this-is-me]

Look for a ShellExecute UDF on these forums.

[KXM]

How would I emulate the Windows Run Mode in AutoIt? For example, if you type Window-R and then type "Winword", Microsoft Word will run regardless of the subdirectory in which it is installed. Also, Window-R followed by a URL will open a web site such as "www.autoscirpt.com".

However, using Run("www.autoscript.com")

or

Run("winword")

generates errors in Autoscript.

Thanks

$command = 'winword'

_RunDOS($command)

[this-is-me]

@KXM, you forgot to mention that your method requires process.au3 to be included.

[B3TA_SCR1PT3R]

$command = 'winword'

_RunDOS($command)

now your thinkin!

[jefhal]

Not to be confused with:

#include <process.au3>
$winword = 'command'
_RunDOS($winword)

...which will set the Waybac machine to 1985...

[MHz]

Surely this is easier?

$command = 'winword'
RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c ' & $command, '', @SW_HIDE)

Also typing cmd in Scite4AutoIt3 and pressing the spacebar gives you this

RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c |', '', @SW_HIDE)

As above, the pipe character is where the caret starts from, so you just enter your command.

Edit: "Start WinWord" seems to be needed to be used from Comspec.

Edited October 6, 2005 by MHz

[jefhal]

Also typing cmd in Scite4AutoIt3 and pressing the spacebar gives you this

I just finished ready the manual for beta 75 and now you tell me I really should read the Scite help file? There goes what was left of my "life"...

[GaryFrost]

I just finished ready the manual for beta 75 and now you tell me I really should read the Scite help file? There goes what was left of my "life"...

heh, you need to play catch up then, cuz beta 80 is the latest

[MHz]

I just finished ready the manual for beta 75 and now you tell me I really should read the Scite help file? There goes what was left of my "life"...

Reading the Scite4AutoIt3 Manual is worth it. Abbreviations save so much effort and time that you are missing out big time if you are not using them. Edited October 6, 2005 by MHz

[jefhal]

heh, you need to play catch up then, cuz beta 80 is the latest

i'm using 80, but the last time I had enough paper to print out the manual was back at 75. i guess i could print just the incremetals... (i like to read the manual on paper --- traditionalist...)