Run Problem

[condoman]

If I paste the following command into a cmd box it runs successfully, however when I try to run it in au3 with Run() it does not give any output to the clipboard.

Can anyone offer an idea what to try next?

C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\fss Documents\AutoIt\shortcut.exe" /a:q /f:"C:\Documents and Settings\fsmith\Start Menu\AU3\edit.lnk" | "C:\fs Documents\AutoIt\cb.exe"

Thanks

[Jos]

How did you code it in the Run statement ?

Something like:

Run(@comspec & ' /c "C:\fss Documents\AutoIt\shortcut.exe" /a:q /f:"C:\Documents and Settings\fsmith\Start Menu\AU3\edit.lnk" | "C:\fs Documents\AutoIt\cb.exe"')

[condoman]

I had at first but when that did not work I made it a simple as I could. I will want to build the command using variables when all done.

[Jos]

And ? Did the code i posted work ?

Edited June 28, 2004 by JdeB

[condoman]

Sorry did not understand you wanted me to run it.

Same result, clipboard does not contain the output.

[Jos]

Is it correct that the directories are different for Shortcut.exe and CB.exe ?

C:\fss Documents\AutoIt\shortcut.exe

C:\fs Documents\AutoIt\cb.exe

[condoman]

No, they are both fs but that was a typo. It must have something to do with the quotes. I can't run it from a batch file either. Do I need multiple quotes when another command processor is launched?

[Jos]

What about this way:

Run(@comspec & ' /c "C:\fss Documents\AutoIt\shortcut.exe" /a:q /f:"C:\Documents and Settings\fsmith\Start Menu\AU3\edit.lnk" | cb.exe"',"C:\fs Documents\AutoIt")

[Somerset]

i highly dought this might work like this... C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c """C:\fs Documents\AutoIt\shortcut.exe""" /a:q /f:"""C:\Documents and Settings\fsmith\Start Menu\AU3\edit.lnk""" | """C:\fs Documents\AutoIt\cb.exe"""

if you are using windows nt, 2000 or xp. isn't windows installed into a directory called winnt? just curious... maybe that is the reason why it did not work from bat. because you are calling a directory that does not exist?

Edited June 28, 2004 by beerman

[condoman]

JdeB:

Still does not work.

I arrived at my string by changing Run to ClipPut and pasting it into a cmd box. XP is in the Windows directory at this location.

[Holger]

@condoman: what you exactly wanna to do?

I ask you cause there's an internal Autoit3-command "FileCreateShortcut" to create shortcuts.

Take a look into the helpfile

[emmanuel]

it's all about the quotes, if you want to do it with variables, how about this:

run(@comspec & ' /c "' & $AppWithSpaces & '" /opt "' & $fileWithSpaces & '"'

that way, the info that's passed to the cmd prompt has quotes around anything that might have spaces or funny characters.

[condoman]

Sorry for not responding I was on my way home.

Holger:

I want to read a .LNK to determine the properties. It seemed like shortcut.exe was a good solution.

emmanuel:

After a break I am back experimenting. I sure this will work once the syntax is figured out.

Thanks

[condoman]

Here is what finally worked. Some file names changed because I am at home now.

$A = @comspec & ' /c ' &  FileGetShortName ( @ScriptDir & "\Shortcut.exe" ) & ' /A:Q /F:"C:\Documents and Settings\U\Start Menu\z\AU3\edit.lnk" |cb.exe' 
Run($A)

The reason for this is to validate critical settings for a software installation. I wanted to be able to read and report on the settings in a shortcut.

Thanks for all the replies.

Edited June 28, 2004 by condoman

[emmanuel]

so, where'd you get the shortcut.exe?

[condoman]

I had to surf some to find a copy on the web. I'll find a place to put shortcut.exe for all to have. Here is what the output looks like.

[C:\Documents and Settings\fsmith\Start Menu\AU3\edit.lnk]TargetPath=C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\SciTe\SciTE.exe

TargetPathExpanded=C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\SciTe\SciTE.exe

Arguments=

ArgumentsExpanded=

WorkingDirectory=C:\fs Documents\AutoIt\

WorkingDirectoryExpanded=C:\fs Documents\AutoIt\

RunStyle=1

IconLocation=,0

IconLocationExpanded=,0

HotKey=0 (None)

Description=

The command completed successfully.

I put shortcut.exe in the publuic folder area under the condoman folder. Edited June 29, 2004 by condoman