@ComSpec versus "Local Area Connection"

[autoitNOW]

The below command has "local" (which is also a variable... global/dim) in it and despite the different combinations that I try, I either get a "missing closing parameter" syntax error or "error: unable to execute program, the directory name is invalid."

Runwait (@ComSpec & ' /c netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" dhcp',"") ; one of the combinations I tried but got a syntax error.

I want to run the command:

netsh interface ip set address name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp with

@ComSpec... have tried just using "cmd/c" too but no luck.

If I run the command by itself, without using the script and from the command line or start/run", than it works just fine.

netsh command http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=257748

Edited July 6, 2004 by autoitNOW

[SlimShady]

I looked for the syntax on my XP machine.

And I found out that you can't use the keyword dhcp after "Local Area Connection".

(Run the following to see what I mean: netsh interface ip ?)

Only these are available:

add

delete

dump

help

reset

set

show

Edited July 6, 2004 by SlimShady

[autoitNOW]

check netsh at microsoft and try the command... it exists... netsh interface ip set address name="Local Area Connection" dhcp

[emmanuel]

This worked fine for me.

run(@comspec & ' /c netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" dhcp',"")

And so did this.

run(@comspec & ' /c netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" dhcp')

I doublechecked by using /k instead of /c.

And, just for shits and grins, I tried this, to get the successfull errorlevel of netsh:

$err = RunWait(@comspec & ' /c netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" dhcp')
MsgBox(0,"netsh error level",$err & " = good")

[autoitNOW]

aaarrghhhhh..... could have been me making a mistake with the syntax variations, via quotes... example- (@ComSpec & " /c " & 'commandName', "",).... as oppose to this variation- (@ComSpec & ' /c',"") which the syntax works also.... I have tried so many of them to see if any would work.

But even though the syntax is correct, I still get "error: unable to execute program, the directory name is invalid." ...which, I don't understand why. Why would it say the directory name is invalid?

Thanks guys

Edited July 7, 2004 by autoitNOW

[autoitNOW]

Even tried %systemroot%\system32\netsh.exe... etc....

Why would it say the directory name is invalid?

weird thing is I just modified the script to open start/run and that works fine everytime.

Send("{CTRLDOWN}{ESC}{CTRLUP}")

Send("r")

WinWait("Run","")

If Not WinActive("Run","") Then WinActivate("Run","")

WinWaitActive("Run","")

...send netsh command....

Edited July 7, 2004 by autoitNOW

[SlimShady]

Can you try this again...

Runwait (@ComSpec & ' /c netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" dhcp', @SystemDir)