Help me close this loop statement

[MykeV]

All, I need some help figuring out how to make this statement work. I'm using AutoIt to silently install a program and setup up some custom program links. Since I can't tell when the installation completes, I figured i would create an "IF" statement that would copy the links to the necessary folders once the program executable existed. I want the "IF" statement to keep repeating until the "FileExist" statement is true. What am i doing wrong.

;Program Install (silent mode)
Run (@WorkingDir & "\8003\setup.exe -s")

;Copying File Links
$C1 = @WorkingDir &  "\misc\dynacomm.lnk"
$C2 = @WorkingDir &  "\misc\session1.ses"
$C3 = @WorkingDir &  "\misc\standard1.*"

While 1
    If FileExists (@ProgramFilesDir &  "\Futuresoft\DCSeries\dseries.exe") Then
        FileCopy ($C1 , @DesktopDir,1)
        FileCopy ($C2 , @ProgramFilesDir &  "\Futuresoft\DCSeries\session",1)
        FileCopy ($C3 , @ProgramFilesDir &  "\Futuresoft\DCSeries\maps",1)
        EndIf
WEnd
Exit

[Valuater]

maybe...

;Program Install (silent mode)
If FileExists(@WorkingDir & "\8003\setup.exe") Then
    $run_file = FileGetShortName(@WorkingDir & "\8003\setup.exe")
    Run ($run_file & " -s")

    ;Copying File Links
    $C1 = @WorkingDir &  "\misc\dynacomm.lnk"
    $C2 = @WorkingDir &  "\misc\session1.ses"
    $C3 = @WorkingDir &  "\misc\standard1.*"

    While 1
        If FileExists (@ProgramFilesDir &  "\Futuresoft\DCSeries\dseries.exe") Then
            FileCopy ($C1 , @DesktopDir,1)
            FileCopy ($C2 , @ProgramFilesDir &  "\Futuresoft\DCSeries\session",9)
            FileCopy ($C3 , @ProgramFilesDir &  "\Futuresoft\DCSeries\maps",9)
            ExitLoop
        EndIf
    Sleep(100)
    WEnd
EndIf
Exit

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Edited August 31, 2006 by Valuater

[MykeV]

Thanks for the help V. 2 questions?

1. What is served by making the entire script an "IF" statement?

2. What purpose does the "FileGetShortName" function serve?

Again. Thanks for your help.

maybe...

;Program Install (silent mode)
If FileExists(@WorkingDir & "\8003\setup.exe") Then
    $run_file = FileGetShortName(@WorkingDir & "\8003\setup.exe")
    Run ($run_file & " -s")

    ;Copying File Links
    $C1 = @WorkingDir &  "\misc\dynacomm.lnk"
    $C2 = @WorkingDir &  "\misc\session1.ses"
    $C3 = @WorkingDir &  "\misc\standard1.*"

    While 1
        If FileExists (@ProgramFilesDir &  "\Futuresoft\DCSeries\dseries.exe") Then
            FileCopy ($C1 , @DesktopDir,1)
            FileCopy ($C2 , @ProgramFilesDir &  "\Futuresoft\DCSeries\session",9)
            FileCopy ($C3 , @ProgramFilesDir &  "\Futuresoft\DCSeries\maps",9)
            ExitLoop
        EndIf
    Sleep(100)
    WEnd
EndIf
Exit

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[SmOke_N]

"If" is exactly that, it's conditional, you only want to do something if the condition is true or untrure.

FileGetShortName helps in run commands because spaces in the path sometimes will give you run errors, FileGetShortName() has no spaces in the path.

[Valuater]

"If" is exactly that, it's conditional, you only want to do something if the condition is true or untrure.

FileGetShortName helps in run commands because spaces in the path sometimes will give you run errors, FileGetShortName() has no spaces in the path.

exactly,

I didn't know if you were running into errors with this

Run (@WorkingDir & "\8003\setup.exe -s")

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[MykeV]

Thanks for the assist fellas. I appreciate it.

Long Live AutoIT!!!