Run Frustration

[oompah]

I give up. How do you open this file in this program?

C:\Program Files\Karen's Replicator\Replicator-log.txt

C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe

Tried maybe 15 variations with the Run command. All result in

Run(...Karen's Replicator^ERROR

Error: Unable to parse line

[ezzetabi]

Win 9x

run(@comspec & " /c start "C:\Program Files\Karen's Replicator\Replicator-log.txt","",@sw_hide)

Win2000

run(@comspec & " /c start "" "C:\Program Files\Karen's Replicator\Replicator-log.txt","",@sw_hide)

[oompah]

Win 9x

run(@comspec & " /c start "C:\Program Files\Karen's Replicator\Replicator-log.txt","",@sw_hide)

Win2000

run(@comspec & " /c start "" "C:\Program Files\Karen's Replicator\Replicator-log.txt","",@sw_hide)

The question is, How do you open the file in wordpad.exe? (In WinXP.)

[oompah]

$Parm = '"C:\Program Files\Karen's Replicator\Replicator-log.txt"'

$File = '"C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe"'

Run($File & " " & $Parm)

Lar.

"Unable to parse line."

BTW, this works in AutoIt v2:

Run, "C:\\Program Files\\Windows NT\\Accessories\\wordpad.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\Karen's Replicator\\Replicator-log.txt"

And this works in a Desktop shortcut:

"C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe" "C:\Program Files\Karen's Replicator\Replicator-log.txt"

[Valik]

The ' in Karen's is terminating the string too early.

[oompah]

The ' in Karen's is terminating the string too early.

Ah-ha. Tried Karen''s (two apostrophes), and it works. Thanks.

[trids]

If you let us see exactly what you have tried, it would help

The general solution would be along the lines of:

Run("""Editor Name.EXE"" ""Data File.txt""")

.. this would take care of embedded apostrophes

[oompah]

If you let us see exactly what you have tried, it would help 

The general solution would be along the lines of:

Run("""Editor Name.EXE"" ""Data File.txt""")

.. this would take care of embedded apostrophes

Trids, this is working fine:

Run('C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe "C:\Program Files\Karen''s Replicator\Replicator-log.txt"')

Thanks everyone.

Edit: Oh! I see what you've done now. Good.

Edited May 10, 2004 by oompah