Compactmdb Script

[emmanuel 0]

I'd like to split a string from an INI file:

[Global]
List="c:\test.mdb","c:\test2.mdb"

into a script to run the /Compact command on a list of mdb's that can be changed by the users.

here's what I have so far:

$sMdbIni = IniRead("CompactMDB.ini", "Global", "List", "c:\test.mdb")

$sMdbList = StringSplit($sMdbIni, ",")

For $i = 1 to $sMdbList[0]
   MsgBox(4096,'debug:' , '$sMdbList:' & $sMdbList[$i]);### Debug MSGBOX 
   compactMDB ($sMdbList[$i])
Next

func CompactMDB ($sMdb)
   $ACCESSPATH = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\msaccess.exe", "")
   $iMdbRun = RunWait('"' & $AccessPath & '" /compact "' & $sMdb & '"')
   MsgBox(4096,'debug:' , '$iMdbRun:' & $iMdbRun);### Debug MSGBOX 
EndFunc

The problem is that either the INI read or StringSplit are doing odd things with the quotes around the filenames, the debug shows:

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debug:

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$sMdbList:c:\test.mdb"

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OK 

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Shouldn't it show "c:\test.mdb" ?

[emmanuel 0]

Nevermind, I just took the quotes out of the ini file and it works, even with spaces. And I don't think commas are legal in filenames, so hopefully we don't run into that.

[Valik 478]

Actually, commas are legal in file names. The way around the issue, though, is this:

[Global]
List=""c:\test.mdb","c:\test2.mdb""

You might consider using | for your delimiter as it is an invalid character in a file name. Then you don't have to use quotes at all.

[emmanuel 0]

Actually, commas are legal in file names.  The way around the issue, though, is this:

[Global]
List=""c:\test.mdb","c:\test2.mdb""

You might consider using | for your delimiter as it is an invalid character in a file name.  Then you don't have to use quotes at all.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

excellent, changed it to |

Thanks Valik