Unable to execute external program

[nikink 1]

Hi folks

I'm automating an install over a network but I keep getting this "Unable to execute external program" error.

I swear this same commane worked last week... but I must've been dreaming???

RunWait(@ComSpec & '/c "' & @ScriptDir & 'SQLEXPR.EXE" /qb ADDLOCAL=ALL SQLAUTOSTART=1 INSTANCENAME="QSRNVivo" SQLCOLLATION="Latin1_General_BIN"', @TempDir, @SW_HIDE)
Exit

Is it because it's a .exe instead of a msi? Because the same command with msi's works fine as far as I can tell.

Same command works fine when I use STart->Run or from command prompt. Seems to be just something AutoIt can't Automate...

Help!

[Helge 1]

Why do you make @ComSpec run your EXE-file when Run() can do this directly ?

[nikink 1]

Why do you make @ComSpec run your EXE-file when Run() can do this directly ?

Ummm... good question... erm... cuz that's how I've seen it done in every example I've looked at! I'll try without it... B-)

[nikink 1]

Ummm... good question... erm... cuz that's how I've seen it done in every example I've looked at! I'll try without it... B-)

Erm hey... that worked! I'll just carry on then, nothing to see here people, move along... B-)

Thanks a million!

God I love this forum! B-)

[Helge 1]

Hehe. Btw, you might have seen code like that where people have tried to run files

such as JPGs or MP3s, which isn't supported by Run() directly. That's probably what's

confused you

Edit : like this :

$file = @WindowsDir & "\Jade.bmp"

Run(@ComSpec & ' /c start "" "' & $file & '"', "", @SW_HIDE)

Edited October 5, 2006 by Helge

[nikink 1]

Yeah, that's it. msiexec.exe uses it too.

Live 'n' learn! B-)

Thanks.