Not possible to launch a script from within a script?

[wrybread]

I'm trying to launch an au3 file from within an au3 file using the Run command, and it errors out every time.

Is this forbidden?

[wrybread]

And another odd behavior: When I put the two scripts in the Programs/Startup folder, only one would run.

But when I click each shortcut manually, they both run fine.

Odd.

[LxP]

I'm trying to launch an au3 file from within an au3 file using the Run command, and it errors out every time.

Is this forbidden?

Run() and RunWait() don't work with anything that isn't an executable. You will want to look at SlimShady's _ShellExecute() UDF.

[Nuffilein805]

why don't you just compile your files?

then you should be able to run them using run("second_script.exe")

[MHz]

Simply more advantages to not compiling.

The AutoItExe macro uses the AutoIt that started your initial script.

Example:

RunWait(@AutoItExe & ' "' & @ScriptDir & '\Script.au3"')

[Nuffilein805]

Simply more advantages to not compiling.

The AutoItExe macro uses the AutoIt that started your initial script.

Example:

RunWait(@AutoItExe & ' "' & @ScriptDir & '\Script.au3"')

hey, that's a good idea

i like it, maybe i should use this as well

[fmen]

Simply more advantages to not compiling.

The AutoItExe macro uses the AutoIt that started your initial script.

Example:

RunWait(@AutoItExe & ' "' & @ScriptDir & '\Script.au3"')

That's great. Works. But there are two autoit.exe's running now. How can I kill the initial script without killing the second one?

RunWait(@AutoItExe & ' "' & @ScriptDir & '\MouseClick.au3"')

sleep (3000)

ProcessClose("AutoIt3.exe")

Doesn't work.

[Nuffilein805]

add a hotkey to your first script

let the 2nd script call the hotkey at the time the 1st isn't used any more

[herewasplato]

Change:

RunWait(@AutoItExe & ' "' & @ScriptDir & '\MouseClick.au3"')

sleep (3000)

ProcessClose("AutoIt3.exe")

to

Run(@AutoItExe & ' "' & @ScriptDir & '\MouseClick.au3"')

[fmen]

Thanks! So simple, yet so useful.