_RunDOS - Keep CMD Open for second command?

[Comboku]

Hi Guys,

I want to go to a file path via "cd" that is stored in $Path. After that i would like to run the "custom.bat" with some options.

Problem with this programm is that i have to be in the directly to execute it. I can't simply do:

_RunDOS("cd " & $Path & "custom.bat Option1 Option2 file.file" )

that would lead to an error in the programm.

and 

_RunDOS("cd " & $Path)
_RunDOS("custom.bat Option1 Option2 file.file")

doesn't work either. Do you guys have an idea?

 

Thanks,

Comboku
 

[BrewManNH]

Use Run instead of _RunDOS which is just a wrapper for Run anyways. That way you can specify the working directory for the batch file to run in. Also, anything in the batch file could probably be converted to using just AutoIt and getting rid of the need for the batch file completely.

[Comboku]

Thanks for the reply!

I have tried 

Run(@ComSpec,$Path, "custom.bat Option1 Option2 file.file")

without success. Is there maybe another way, or am i using the "run" command wrong?

 

Also i can't change the programm since it's fairly complex and was not programmed by me.

[Comboku]

    Run(@ComSpec,$Path,@SW_HIDE)
    Sleep(1000)
    Send('create.bat Option1 file.file')
    send ("{enter}")

maybe this helps understanding what i try to do... This code would work exept for the @SW_HIDE.

 

[BrewManNH]

Run(@ComSpec & $Path & "custom.bat Option1 Option2 file.file", $Path) ; this will work if $path ends in \ if it doesn't add the backslash in the line before custom.bat
; or
ShellExecute($Path & "custom.bat", "Option1 Option2 file.file", $Path) ; this will work if $path ends in \ if it doesn't add the backslash in the line before custom.bat

 

[Danny35d]

44 minutes ago, Comboku said:

Hi Guys,

I want to go to a file path via "cd" that is stored in $Path. After that i would like to run the "custom.bat" with some options.

Problem with this programm is that i have to be in the directly to execute it. I can't simply do:

_RunDOS("cd " & $Path & "custom.bat Option1 Option2 file.file" )

 

Keep in mind the _RunDOS() execute the command prompt in a hidden window.  Also _RunDOS() open a single command prompt window, if you want to execute two batch file commands you need to add a double &&

$Path = "C:\Temp"
_RunDos("cd " & $Path & " && custom.bat Option1 Option2 file.file")

Using Run() or RunWait() function as BrewManNH suggested is even easier

Run(@ComSpec & " /C custom.bat Option1 Option2 file.file", $Path, @SW_SHOW)

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /C custom.bat Option1 Option2 file.file", $Path, @SW_SHOW)

 

[Comboku]

Thanks so much guys! That helped alot! 

Only problem now is that the custom.bat is waiting for another keystroke to end, resulting in a loop after the "runwait" call. But i can maybe fix that in th custom.bat.

If you have any smart idea how to maybe automaticly close the cmd after, say 5 seconds, i would be realy happy

30 minutes ago, Danny35d said:

 

Run(@ComSpec & " /C custom.bat Option1 Option2 file.file", $Path, @SW_SHOW)

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /C custom.bat Option1 Option2 file.file", $Path, @SW_SHOW)

 

 

[Danny35d]

Local $iCount = 1
Local $Path = 'C:\Temp'

$iPid = Run(@ComSpec & " /C custom.bat Option1 Option2 file.file", $Path, @SW_SHOW)
While ProcessExists($iPid)
    Sleep(1000)
    If $iCount > 5 Then ProcessClose($iPid)
    $iCount += 1
WEnd