Cant get a hang of the quotes etc.. help please..

[chiners_68]

the following line works in a batch file. changing permissions on C:\Program Files\activePDF for local users to modify rights.

"\\Server\Software\OS\Windows XP\CALCS\cacls.exe" "C:\Program Files\activePDF" /t /e /g "users":c

how do i quote this to work as a runwait.?

this is what ive got so far but it dosent work.

runwait('\\Server\Software\OS\Windows XP\CALCS\cacls.exe ' & 'C:\Program Files\activePDF /t /e /g users :c ')

Edited March 22, 2007 by chiners_68

[GEOSoft]

the following line works in a batch file. changing permissions on C:\Program Files\activePDF for local users to modify rights.

"\\Server\Software\OS\Windows XP\CALCS\cacls.exe" "C:\Program Files\activePDF" /t /e /g "users":c

how do i quote this to work as a runwait.?

this is what ive got so far but it dosent work.

runwait('Server\Software\OS\Windows XP\CALCS\cacls.exe ' & 'C:\Program Files\activePDF /t /e /g users :c ')

First of all take a look at your runwait line. Notice anyting missing?

RunWait('\\Server\

[chiners_68]

that was just a typo on my post not the actual script. i will amend.

[GEOSoft]

that was just a typo on my post not the actual script. i will amend.

The Quotes are also wrong in "C:\Program Files\activePDF" /t /e /g "users":c

Yoy can not have double quotes inide of double quotes

You could try

$App = FileGetShortName("\\Server\Software\OS\Windows XP\CALCS\cacls.exe") & Chr(32)

RunWait ($App & 'C:\Program Files\activePDF /t /e /g "users":c')

If users does not need to be quoted then remove the quotes around that as well so they are not sent as part of the string.

Edit:

Here is the rule about Quotes, If a string contains single quotes then surrount it with double quotes. If it contains double quotes then surround it with single quotes. If it contains both then break the string

Example: $A = "This part needs 'double' quotes" & ' This part needs "single" quotes'

Edited March 22, 2007 by GEOSoft

[chiners_68]

GEOSoft,

Cant get this to work.

$App = FileGetShortName("\\SERVER\Software\OS\Windows XP\CALCS\cacls.exe") & Chr(32)

RunWait($App & 'C:\Program Files\activePDF /t /e /g "users" :c')

what does this bit do..? Chr(32)

Edited March 22, 2007 by chiners_68

[GEOSoft]

GEOSoft,

hi thanks for your coments.

i dont see the point in putting $App = FileGetShortName("\\Server\Software\OS\Windows XP\CALCS\cacls.exe") & Chr(32) as it takes more to write than just by adding \\Server\Software\OS\Windows XP\CALCS\cacls.exe to the runwait line.

ill give you one a try.

You're right You have to type an extra 6 characters but you can probably do that in less than 2 hours.

The reason is that on occasion commands don't like a space as in Windows XP.

Edited March 22, 2007 by GEOSoft

[MHz]

Like this

Runwait('"\\Server\Software\OS\Windows XP\CALCS\cacls.exe" "C:\Program Files\activePDF" /t /e /g users :c ')

[GEOSoft]

Like this

Runwait('"\\Server\Software\OS\Windows XP\CALCS\cacls.exe" "C:\Program Files\activePDF" /t /e /g users :c ')

Looking at his batch file code I'm not so sure that he needs any of the inner quotes.

Runwait("\\Server\Software\OS\Windows XP\CALCS\cacls.exe C:\Program Files\activePDF /t /e /g users :c ") might even do it.

No matter, I gave him the rule and the documentation about quotes in the help file is quite clear.

[jinxter]

me, who always tries to find other ways am saying, use setacl instead of cacls. I have had problems with cacls regarding the order in which it sets the rights.

[chiners_68]

MhZ, gEOSoft,

they didnt work. any other ideas..?

[chiners_68]

Hi Guys,

with some playing around i got it working. thanks all for your help.

this is what I did.

Runwait('"\\Server\Software\OS\Windows XP\CALCS\cacls.exe" "C:\Program Files\activePDF" /t /e /g "users":c ')

Edited March 22, 2007 by chiners_68