Send&Receive Parameters to&in AU3 EXE

[JohnBailey]

Guys\Gals, I just don't know how to send parameters to a AU3 exe and then have it receive the parameters. How do I do this? I'm just looking for some good nudges in the right direction. I'm searching around and coming up dry.

[JohnBailey]

btw, I've seen ShellExecute(). However, I don't know how to get a AU3 to receive info using this.

[weaponx]

Per the help file:

$CmdLine[0] is number of parameters

$CmdLine[1] is param 1 (after the script name)

$CmdLine[2] is param 2 etc

[JohnBailey]

Per the help file:

$CmdLine[0] is number of parameters

$CmdLine[1] is param 1 (after the script name)

$CmdLine[2] is param 2 etc

that's it!! http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/intro/running.htm

thank you weaponx!

[JohnBailey]

What is the syntax for sending multiple params?

[PsaltyDS]

What is the syntax for sending multiple params?

Sending them where? The command line is a long string, so if that's what you are talking about:

$ParameterTwo = 'My param 2'
$ParameterThree = 'LastParam'
Run(@ScriptDir & '\MyAutoItScript.exe "Parameter One" "' & $ParameterTwo & '" "' & $ParameterThree & '"')

When MyAutoItScript starts it will have:

$CommandLine[0] = 3

$CommandLine[1] = 'Parameter One'

$CommandLine[2] = 'My param 2'

$CommandLine[3] = 'LastParam'

Edit: Added more detail.

Edited August 16, 2007 by PsaltyDS

[weaponx]

You mean like sending paramaters using Run()???

[JohnBailey]

Sorry guys... I wasn't clear. I mean in reference to ShellExecute. The manual (as far as I can tell) doesn't give an example or explain the syntax for sending multiple parameters with ShellExecute

Example

ShellExecute ( $SAILocSaiAutoItfolder&'Confirms - All.exe', '1,2' , $SAILocSaiAutoItfolder)

1 and 2 are the two parameters I want to send. Obviously comma is not the deliminator used.

[JohnBailey]

Answer is & ' ' &

so it's a space

ShellExecute ( $SAILocSaiAutoItfolder&'Confirms - All.exe', 1& ' ' &2  , $SAILocSaiAutoItfolder)

[PsaltyDS]

Sorry guys... I wasn't clear. I mean in reference to ShellExecute. The manual (as far as I can tell) doesn't give an example or explain the syntax for sending multiple parameters with ShellExecute

Example

ShellExecute ( $SAILocSaiAutoItfolder&'Confirms - All.exe', '1,2' , $SAILocSaiAutoItfolder)

1 and 2 are the two parameters I want to send. Obviously comma is not the deliminator used.

The parameter are all one string, so just pass a single string formatted the same way you would type them in the Run box from Start.

Ignoring the path for the moment -- If this would work from the Run box:

"Confirms - All.exe" 1 2

Then your ShellExecute would be:

ShellExecute ('Confirms - All.exe', '1 2')

[JohnBailey]

Thanks PsaltyDS

Gosh, I can see this coming up --> How do I send multiple params that contain spaces. Example:

Local $param1 = 'Jimmy Shi'
Local $param2 = 'Three folds nine. Got them down.'

ShellExecute ('Confirms - All.exe', $param1&' '&$param2)

[The Kandie Man]

Like this:

Local $param1 = 'Jimmy Shi'
Local $param2 = 'Three folds nine. Got them down.'
Local $param3 = 'asdf!11'
 
ShellExecute ('Confirms - All.exe', '"'& $param1 & '" "' & $param2 & '" "' & $param3 & '"')

- The Kandie Man ;-)

Edited August 16, 2007 by The Kandie Man

[JohnBailey]

ShellExecute ('Confirms - All.exe', '"'& $param1 & '" "' & $param2 & '" "' & $param3 & '"')

SWEEEEEEEEEEEET!!! Ok, so encapsulate each param with double-quotations.