reference variable which contain space into path

[CutterButter]

I want to store path which contains spaces into variable called 'path' while executable file to another one called 'exe', e.g.

I want to run this executable with parameters via Runwait command referencing variable

 

Local Const $path= "C:\Program Files\my program with space\"
Local Const $exe= "test.exe"
$command = $path & $exe & " /e" & "test.txt"
Runwait(@ComSpec & " /c " & $command , @TempDir, @SW_HIDE)

"/e test.txt" are two input parameters

 

that is I'd like to run this command :

"C:\Program Files\my program with space\test.exe" /e test.txt

 

When I run Runwait I think It failed because path doesn't include double quote .

What can you suggest me ?

 

[Jos]

try:

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Local Const $path= "C:\Program Files\my program with space\"
Local Const $exe= "test.exe"
$command = $path & $exe & " /e " & "test.txt"
Runwait(@ComSpec & ' /c "' & $command & '"' , @TempDir, @SW_HIDE)

 

Edited December 31, 2024 by Jos

[CutterButter]

52 minutes ago, Jos said:

try:

Local Const $path= "C:\Program Files\my program with space\"
Local Const $exe= "test.exe"
$command = $path & $exe & " /e " & "test.txt"
Runwait(@ComSpec & ' /c "' & $command & '"' , @TempDir, @SW_HIDE)

 

I took advantage of part of your code because it didn't work

I found out only "C:\Program Files\my program with space\test.exe" has to be included into double quotes so I stored it into command variable and the other parameteres into command2

This works:

Local Const $path= "C:\Program Files\my program with space\"
Local Const $exe= "test.exe"
$command  = $path & $exe
$command2 = " /e " & "test.txt"
Runwait(@ComSpec & ' /c "' & $command & '"' & command2, @TempDir, @SW_HIDE)

What do you think? Do you another way ?

 

Thank you for your precious support

 

 

 

[Jos]

18 minutes ago, CutterButter said:

What do you think? Do you another way ?

Looks good to me. Maybe a small change to avoid parameter mistakes added the space in the last line instead of the $command2 variable?

Local Const $path = "C:\Program Files\my program with space\"
Local Const $exe = "test.exe"
$command = $path & $exe
$parameters = "/e test.txt"
Runwait(@ComSpec & ' /c "' & $command & '" ' & parameters, @TempDir, @SW_HIDE)

 

Edited December 31, 2024 by Jos

[CutterButter]

28 minutes ago, Jos said:

Looks good to me. Maybe a small change to avoid parameter mistakes added the space in the last line instead of the $command2 variable?

Local Const $path = "C:\Program Files\my program with space\"
Local Const $exe = "test.exe"
$command = $path & $exe
$parameters = "/e test.txt"
Runwait(@ComSpec & ' /c "' & $command & '" ' & parameters, @TempDir, @SW_HIDE)

 

that's good!