run() with $variables and spaces in path

[spachtler]

hello,

i solved the problem to execute an exe with spaces in path by using this ' ' single quotes.

but this dont work if i use variables.

example:

$dvdpre = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CloneDVD2", "InstallLocation")

this is

D:\Elaborate Bytes\CloneDVD2

then i want to run:

Run ($dvdpre & "\CloneDVD2-uninst.exe", $dvdpre)

it dont work! hope you can help?

[jaenster]

i can it ... are you sure of that last line ?

?

it isn't this ?

run($dvdpre &"\CloneDVD2-uninst.exe")

[Nuffilein805]

i agree with jaenster (well once )

you don't need a workingdir here

do you have admin-rights, so you are allowed to uninstall?

[jaenster]

some like that is the problem ..

Edit : Run will work ..eh.. Always

Edited February 10, 2006 by jaenster

[spachtler]

without the workingdir, it dont work too.

but i solved it anyway, found another registryvalue with

the complete uninstall string for dos. this works fine:

$dvdun = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CloneDVD2", "UninstallString")
  Run ($dvdun)

$dvdun is:

"D:\Elaborate Bytes\CloneDVD2\CloneDVD2-uninst.exe" /D="D:\Elaborate Bytes\CloneDVD2"

[spachtler]

this also works:

FileGetShortName