run whit dos program and attributes

[lightdemon]

to begin you excuse my English,

i want to start a dos program and many atribute, the syntax in the help is:

RunWait (@ComSpec & " /c " & 'commandName')

then i must do:

RunWait (@ComSpec & " /c " & 'c:\program\pippo.exe -a')

but it doesn't work!!!

Now i haw 2 questions:

1) how I must do?

2) what is "/c" ?

thanks

Edited June 25, 2007 by lightdemon

[lightdemon]

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RunWait (@ComSpec & " /c " & 'c:\program\pippo.exe -a')

looks good, except the path to the file. Is it really c:\program ??

but it doesn't work!!!

What is the error?

Does this work for you?

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[MHz]

to begin you excuse my English,

i want to start a dos program and many atribute, the syntax in the help is:

RunWait (@ComSpec & " /c " & 'commandName')

then i must do:

RunWait (@ComSpec & " /c " & 'c:\program\pippo.exe -a')

but it doesn't work!!!

Now i haw 2 questions:

1) how I must do?

2) what is "/c" ?

thanks

1. Syntax looks ok so will need more information like what the prompt shows of the error produced. Replace the /c with /k so the prompt remains open to see the error produced.

2. /c is to tell comspec to run in command line mode and then exit. /k is to tell comspec to run in command line mode and remain open.

You can do cmd /? at a command prompt to find out information about switches used with comspec.

[lightdemon]

thanks!!!!!!

using the "/k" I have seen the error, 'program' was an example, the real directory is:

c:\varie attacco\,

the problem is "varie attacco", I have to write "variea~1".

thanks to everybody

[MHz]

RunWait (@ComSpec & ' /c "c:\varie attacco\pippo.exe][ÝÈXIÌÎNÊ

Use single quotes on the outside of the string and use double quotes to protect spaces in the path.

[Lmac34]

to begin you excuse my English,

i want to start a dos program and many atribute, the syntax in the help is:

RunWait (@ComSpec & " /c " & 'commandName')

then i must do:

RunWait (@ComSpec & " /c " & 'c:\program\pippo.exe -a')

but it doesn't work!!!

Now i haw 2 questions:

1) how I must do?

2) what is "/c" ?

thanks

If you just want to run 'c:\program\pippo.exe' then use the following

RunWait("c:\program\pippo.exe -a")

IF your program location contains any space place in side '"'

example

RunWait('"'&"c:\program files\pippo.exe"&'"'&" -a")

this normally dose the trick for me.

best of luck