Vars and Run

[JohnBailey]

Why won't this work? It won't run the file - giving me "Unable to execute the external program." If I specify in the file what the location and name is in Run(here), then it works. However, it gives that error when I do it using the below method.

$nextItemProgram = _GUICtrlListViewGetItemText($ListView1, $nextItem, 5)
GUICtrlSetData($Status, "Program " & $nextItemName & " Ran   "& $nextItemProgram)
Dim $szDrive, $szDir, $szFName, $szExt  ;<--- straight from the help file
$TestPath = _PathSplit($nextItemProgram, $szDrive, $szDir, $szFName, $szExt) ;<--- straight from the help file
Run($nextItemProgram,$szDrive&$TestPath[2])

Edit: corrected syntax

Edited March 16, 2007 by JohnBailey

[therks]

Try this:

$nextItemProgram = _GUICtrlListViewGetItemText($ListView1, $nextItem, 5)
GUICtrlSetData($Status, "Program " & $nextItemName & " Ran   "& $nextItemProgram)
Dim $szDrive, $szDir, $szFName, $szExt  ;<--- straight from the help file
$TestPath = _PathSplit($nextItemProgram, $szDrive, $szDir, $szFName, $szExt) ;<--- straight from the help file
MsgBox(0,'', $nextItemProgram & @LF & $szDrive & @LF & $TestPath[2])

Maybe what's being passed to Run() is not what you're expecting.

*Edit: Also uh, you know that the 3rd parameter for run (where you're passing $szDrive&$TestPath[2]) is the window flag. It takes a value like @SW_HIDE, @SW_MAXIMIZE, or @SW_MINIMIZE.

*Edit of edit: You edited your post and corrected the very thing I pointed out in this edit. So ignore this.

Edited March 16, 2007 by Saunders

[JohnBailey]

Saunders, yeah I thought that too. However, the msgbox reveals the correct information.

[martin]

By th ecorrect information do you mean correct to use in your script as you have shown?

I would expect that you would need to add ':\' to the drive, '\', to the path and '.' before the extension. (But I haven't looked to see what Drive Split returns.)

Edited March 16, 2007 by martin

[therks]

Just so you know, since I can't see what's in the $nextItemProgram variable, it has to be a full path. For example, this will fail:

Run('Program.exe', '"C:\Program Files\Folder"')

Even if Program.exe is in that folder.

[JohnBailey]

The name file I:\SAI\Auto-It files\Internet Log Transfers - 10am - (M).exe

this works

Run('"I:\SAI\Auto-It files\Internet Log Transfers - 10am - (M).exe"','I:\SAI\Auto-It files\')oÝ÷ ÚØb±Ú²z-jëh×6Run($nextItemProgram,'I:\SAI\Auto-It files\')

[therks]

Are there quotation marks around the filename in the variable? If you're pulling from a ListView, chances are there aren't.

That seems to be a common pitfall.

[JohnBailey]

This is the problem - $nextItemProgram = '"I:\SAI\Auto-It files\Internet Log Transfers - 10am - (M).exe"'

It is a valid file name and path

This works - $nextItemProgram = '"I:\SAI\Auto-It files\MA Run.exe"'

Does it have something to do with the (M)

[therks]

I can't imagine... unless of course that file doesn't exist. But you've already checked that right? Please tell me you already checked that...

[JohnBailey]

yes I've verified several times that it is a valid file name and location

[Valuater]

yes I've verified several times that it is a valid file name and location

at times i have needed to do it this way

If FileExists($program) Then RUNWAIT( FileGetShortName($program) )

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[JohnBailey]

Ok, I'm an idiot! I didn't think that there could be a problem with the exe haha. I thought I was just scripting wrong!

:duh:

thanks guys!

I corrected the problem inside Internet Log Transfers - 10am - (M).exe and it works fine now. Miss one thing during diagnosis and you'll be scratching your head forever

[JohnBailey]

Good call Valuater! I use that method a lot and it works wonders. I've never used the shortname part. Why that little added bit? Is that incase you're on an older OS or one that limits chars?

[JohnBailey]

I guess I needed

_DoesTheExeWorkYouDork()

[Valuater]

Good call Valuater! I use that method a lot and it works wonders. I've never used the shortname part. Why that little added bit? Is that incase you're on an older OS or one that limits chars?

No sometimes it helps with spaces in the file name/location for me

I guess I needed

_DoesTheExeWorkYouDork()

LOL...

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[JohnBailey]

No sometimes it helps with spaces in the file name/location for me

Oh, cool. I'll keep that in mind! I've had that problem before!