[Solved] commandline exe tools

[kisstom]

Hi, i would liket to use an ebook related commandline tool 'ebook-meta.exe'. It's in the Calibre subfolder (relative to the script). I wrote a program:

Run("cmd.exe")
Sleep(500)
Send('cd Calibre' & "{Enter}") ; go to Calibre subfolder
Sleep(250)
Send('ebook-meta.exe c:\test.mobi --title TESTbook --authors somebody' & "{Enter}")

Works well but i know it's not an elegant way. It would be the best the cmd window not show up at all or at least close when the exe done

I tryed to use run or runwait with no luck, i don't know how to use the parameters (--title ).

 

Edited June 12, 2015 by kisstom

[l3ill]

Probably going to look more like this:

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /cd Calibre/ebook-meta.exe " & "c:\test.mobi --title TESTbook --authors somebody)

 

https://www.autoitscript.com/wiki/Snippets_(_CMD_)

 

[jguinch]

@l3ill : what is this /cd parameter ??

Try this :

Run(@ComSpec & " /c ebook-meta.exe c:\test.mobi --title TESTbook --authors somebody", "Calibre")

 

[l3ill]

My bad...

been awhile

BTW if you dont want the dos window to be seen use:

Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & "command","", @SW_HIDE)

 

[l3ill]

@l3ill : what is this /cd parameter ??

Try this :

Run(@ComSpec & " /c ebook-meta.exe c:\test.mobi --title TESTbook --authors somebody", "Calibre")

 

​Many many years ago it was Change Directory

[jguinch]

Maybe you meant cmd /c cd Calibre & ebook-meta.exe c:\test.mobi --title TESTbook --authors somebody
?

[kisstom]

Sorry guys none of this working... I tryed a lot of similar stuff without luck. I also know the @SW_HIDE parameter but i can't go so far

CD means change directory so the full path of the exe: @ScriptDir & "Calibre\ebook-meta.exe"

It needs a lot of DLLs and others so i put them a separate folder.

[kisstom]

Really a surprise this is so diffcult. I made some progress, working with this syntax:

Run(@ComSpec & " /k" & @ScriptDir & "\Calibre\ebook-meta.exe c:\test.mobi --title TESTbook --authors somebody")

But only if the script path NOT contain space(s). The run function help says: 'Paths with spaces need to be enclosed in quotation marks'

But how can i do this? '@ScriptDir' and "@ScriptDir" not working...

Any idea?

[Exit]

?

Run(@ComSpec & " /k """ & @ScriptDir & "\Calibre\ebook-meta.exe""" & " c:\test.mobi --title TESTbook --authors somebody")

 

Edited June 10, 2015 by Exit

[Jewtus]

Well, I think you are pathing incorrectly. Try this:

 

$ebook_meta='Full path to exe'
$CalibreDIR='Full path to calibre dir'
RunWait('"' & @ComSpec & '" /c '&$ebook_meta&' c:\test.mobi --title TESTbook --authors somebody"', $CalibreDIR, @SW_HIDE)

 

[kisstom]

?

Run(@ComSpec & " /k """ & @ScriptDir & "\Calibre\ebook-meta.exe""" & " c:\test.mobi --title TESTbook --authors somebody")

 

​Madness   Need to be enclosed in quotation marks the FULL path, not just "@Scriptdir", Thank you Exit

[TheSaint]

@ComSpec stuff can be a little tricky, because it needs to be exactly correct in most instances.

Jewtus almost got it right. @ComSpec does not need wrapping in quotes. $CalibreDIR shouldn't need them either.
If TESTbook is a path, that will probably need wrapping in quotes too, especially where spaces exist.

RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c "' & $ebook_meta & '" c:\test.mobi --title TESTbook --authors somebody', $CalibreDIR, @SW_HIDE)

If you use /k instead of /c while testing (and without @SW_HIDE), you will see if errors occur.

NOTE - As it is, c:\test.mobi, doesn't need quotes, but it might if it changed to something else.

RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c "' & $ebook_meta & '" "c:\test.mobi" --title TESTbook --authors somebody', $CalibreDIR, @SW_HIDE)

 

Edited June 10, 2015 by TheSaint
greater clarity

[kisstom]

Run(@ComSpec & " /c """ & @ScriptDir & "\Calibre\ebook-meta.exe""" & " c:\test.mobi --title TESTbook --authors somebody","",@SW_HIDE)

This line does exactly what i want

Thank you for the help guys

[TheSaint]

You should really use single quotes (') to quote double quotes (") and vice-a-versa.

[kisstom]

Can i mark this topic [Solved] ?

[Exit]

Yes, just click the best answer.

Edited June 11, 2015 by Exit

[Jewtus]

exit, solve isn't on this version of the boards... What I have been doing is editing my first post and changing the thread name to [Solved] - {original thread name}

[kisstom]

Unfortunatelly not soved yet

Still have troluble with space(s) if there is in the 'test.mobi' path:

Run(@ComSpec & " /k """ & @ScriptDir & "\Calibre\ebook-meta.exe""" & " c:\test folder\test.mobi --title TESTbook --authors somebody")

i getting error if enclosed in quotation marks the full stuff

[SadBunny]

So... Quote that as well

Run(@ComSpec & " /k """ & @ScriptDir & "\Calibre\ebook-meta.exe"" ""c:\test folder\test.mobi"" --title TESTbook --authors somebody")

 

Edited June 11, 2015 by SadBunny

[kisstom]

So... Quote that as well

Run(@ComSpec & " /k """ & @ScriptDir & "\Calibre\ebook-meta.exe"" ""c:\test folder\test.mobi"" --title TESTbook --authors somebody")

 

​Tryed, not working...