autocomplex Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 I am trying to open a Help File I made for my program using ShellExecute. However it is just saying file nto found. I don't know if its the file is a Compiled HTML. The file is in the root folder as a shortcut, does this make a differnce? If there is any other way to do this .... please tell. HotKeySet("{F1}", "HelpFile")oÝ÷ Ù«¢+ÙÕ¹!±Á¥± ¤)%¹½ÐÉɽÈQ¡¸($%M¡±±áÕÑ ÅÕ½Ðí!±À¥±¹¡´ÅÕ½Ðì¤(%±Í($%U%MÑMÑÑ¡M]}!%°ÀÌØíU$¤($$ÀÌØí5Í ½àô5Í ½à ÄØ°ÅÕ½Ðí¥±9½Ð½Õ¹ÅÕ½Ðì°ÅÕ½Ðí¥±½Õ±¹½Ð±½ÑÌÌìÅÕ½Ðì¤(%%ÀÌØí5Í ½àôÄQ¡¸($%U%MÑMÑÑ¡M]}M!=¤(%¹¥$)¹%)¹Õ¹ Want Runescape Specific Scripts and Bots?Visit AutoIt Runescape Team (ARST) forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEOSoft Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 (edited) Func Help() If Not ShellExecute("Help File.chm") Then GUISetState(@SW_HIDE, $GUI) $MsgBox = MsgBox(16,"File Not Found", "File could not be located!") EndIf EndFunc You might have to use If Not ShellExecute("Help File.lnk") Then or If Not ShellExecute("Help File.chm.lnk") Then if it is just a link Much better to have either the chm file itself in the folder or use the complete path to the chm file than to ShellExecute a link. EDIT: If it is just a link then also take a look at FileGetShortcut() in the help file. Edited October 27, 2007 by GEOSoft George Question about decompiling code? Read the decompiling FAQ and don't bother posting the question in the forums.Be sure to read and follow the forum rules. -AKA the AutoIt Reading and Comprehension Skills test.*** The PCRE (Regular Expression) ToolKit for AutoIT - (Updated Oct 20, 2011 ver:3.0.1.13) - Please update your current version before filing any bug reports. The installer now includes both 32 and 64 bit versions. No change in version number. Visit my Blog .. currently not active but it will soon be resplendent with news and views. Also please remove any links you may have to my website. it is soon to be closed and replaced with something else. "Old age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCreatoR Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 (edited) The link shortcut can not be executed, it must be extracted with FileGetShortcut() and then execute the path ($Ret[0])...But i think that ShellExecute should be able to launch shortcuts Edited October 27, 2007 by MsCreatoR Spoiler Using OS: Win 7 Professional, Using AutoIt Ver(s): 3.3.6.1 / 3.3.8.1 AutoIt Russian Community My Work... Spoiler Projects: ATT - Application Translate Tool {new}| BlockIt - Block files & folders {new}| SIP - Selected Image Preview {new}| SISCABMAN - SciTE Abbreviations Manager {new}| AutoIt Path Switcher | AutoIt Menu for Opera! | YouTube Download Center! | Desktop Icons Restorator | Math Tasks | KeyBoard & Mouse Cleaner | CaptureIt - Capture Images Utility | CheckFileSize ProgramUDFs: OnAutoItErrorRegister - Handle AutoIt critical errors {new}| AutoIt Syntax Highlight {new}| Opera Library! | Winamp Library | GetFolderToMenu | Custom_InputBox()! | _FileRun UDF | _CheckInput() UDF | _GUIInputSetOnlyNumbers() UDF | _FileGetValidName() UDF | _GUICtrlCreateRadioCBox UDF | _GuiCreateGrid() | _PathSplitByRegExp() | _GUICtrlListView_MoveItems - UDF | GUICtrlSetOnHover_UDF! | _ControlTab UDF! | _MouseSetOnEvent() UDF! | _ProcessListEx - UDF | GUICtrl_SetResizing - UDF! | Mod. for _IniString UDFs | _StringStripChars UDF | _ColorIsDarkShade UDF | _ColorConvertValue UDF | _GUICtrlTab_CoverBackground | CUI_App_UDF | _IncludeScripts UDF | _AutoIt3ExecuteCode | _DragList UDF | Mod. for _ListView_Progress | _ListView_SysLink | _GenerateRandomNumbers | _BlockInputEx | _IsPressedEx | OnAutoItExit Handler | _GUICtrlCreateTFLabel UDF | WinControlSetEvent UDF | Mod. for _DirGetSizeEx UDF Examples: ScreenSaver Demo - Matrix included | Gui Drag Without pause the script | _WinAttach()! | Turn Off/On Monitor | ComboBox Handler Example | Mod. for "Thinking Box" | Cool "About" Box | TasksBar Imitation Demo Like the Projects/UDFs/Examples? Please rate the topic (up-right corner of the post header: Rating ) * === My topics === * ================================================== ================================================== AutoIt is simple, subtle, elegant. © AutoIt Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEOSoft Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 The link shortcut can not be executed, it must be extracted with FileGetShortcut() and then execute the path ($Ret[0])... But i think that ShellExecute should be able to launch shortcuts I think it might work using the full filename (including the .lnk) of the shortcut but I'm not positive. FileGetShortcut will do the trick though. The best method is still to use the full path/filename to the chm file in ShellExecute() George Question about decompiling code? Read the decompiling FAQ and don't bother posting the question in the forums.Be sure to read and follow the forum rules. -AKA the AutoIt Reading and Comprehension Skills test.*** The PCRE (Regular Expression) ToolKit for AutoIT - (Updated Oct 20, 2011 ver:3.0.1.13) - Please update your current version before filing any bug reports. The installer now includes both 32 and 64 bit versions. No change in version number. Visit my Blog .. currently not active but it will soon be resplendent with news and views. Also please remove any links you may have to my website. it is soon to be closed and replaced with something else. "Old age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCreatoR Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 The best method is still to use the full path/filename to the chm file in ShellExecute()In this particular case yes, but i talking about generaly, you can not run a shortcut using ShellExecute... to bad But you can always use Run().. and @ComSpec $ShortcutPath = @DesktopDir & "\Downloads.lnk" Run(@ComSpec & ' /c "' & $ShortcutPath & '"', @DesktopDir, @SW_HIDE) Spoiler Using OS: Win 7 Professional, Using AutoIt Ver(s): 3.3.6.1 / 3.3.8.1 AutoIt Russian Community My Work... Spoiler Projects: ATT - Application Translate Tool {new}| BlockIt - Block files & folders {new}| SIP - Selected Image Preview {new}| SISCABMAN - SciTE Abbreviations Manager {new}| AutoIt Path Switcher | AutoIt Menu for Opera! | YouTube Download Center! | Desktop Icons Restorator | Math Tasks | KeyBoard & Mouse Cleaner | CaptureIt - Capture Images Utility | CheckFileSize ProgramUDFs: OnAutoItErrorRegister - Handle AutoIt critical errors {new}| AutoIt Syntax Highlight {new}| Opera Library! | Winamp Library | GetFolderToMenu | Custom_InputBox()! | _FileRun UDF | _CheckInput() UDF | _GUIInputSetOnlyNumbers() UDF | _FileGetValidName() UDF | _GUICtrlCreateRadioCBox UDF | _GuiCreateGrid() | _PathSplitByRegExp() | _GUICtrlListView_MoveItems - UDF | GUICtrlSetOnHover_UDF! | _ControlTab UDF! | _MouseSetOnEvent() UDF! | _ProcessListEx - UDF | GUICtrl_SetResizing - UDF! | Mod. for _IniString UDFs | _StringStripChars UDF | _ColorIsDarkShade UDF | _ColorConvertValue UDF | _GUICtrlTab_CoverBackground | CUI_App_UDF | _IncludeScripts UDF | _AutoIt3ExecuteCode | _DragList UDF | Mod. for _ListView_Progress | _ListView_SysLink | _GenerateRandomNumbers | _BlockInputEx | _IsPressedEx | OnAutoItExit Handler | _GUICtrlCreateTFLabel UDF | WinControlSetEvent UDF | Mod. for _DirGetSizeEx UDF Examples: ScreenSaver Demo - Matrix included | Gui Drag Without pause the script | _WinAttach()! | Turn Off/On Monitor | ComboBox Handler Example | Mod. for "Thinking Box" | Cool "About" Box | TasksBar Imitation Demo Like the Projects/UDFs/Examples? Please rate the topic (up-right corner of the post header: Rating ) * === My topics === * ================================================== ================================================== AutoIt is simple, subtle, elegant. © AutoIt Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therks Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 That's strange.. I could have sworn I'd used it to run shortcuts before.. Hmph, guess not. I agree though, I think it should. I would think that anything that @ComSpec can run, ShellExecute should run. My AutoIt Stuff | My Github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SmOke_N Posted October 27, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 27, 2007 That's strange.. I could have sworn I'd used it to run shortcuts before..I thought the same thing when I read this... and just new it couldn't be true (Until I tried it myself that is!) Common sense plays a role in the basics of understanding AutoIt... If you're lacking in that, do us all a favor, and step away from the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEOSoft Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 I thought the same thing when I read this... and just new it couldn't be true (Until I tried it myself that is!)I thought it would but I tried every which way and no go. Here is the code that works though. First you have to create a shortcut to the AutoIt3.chm on the desktop and name it "AutoIt Help" or change the code to the right shortcut. $rLink = FileGetShortcut ( @DesktopDir & "\AutoIt Help.lnk") ShellExecute($rLink[0]) George Question about decompiling code? Read the decompiling FAQ and don't bother posting the question in the forums.Be sure to read and follow the forum rules. -AKA the AutoIt Reading and Comprehension Skills test.*** The PCRE (Regular Expression) ToolKit for AutoIT - (Updated Oct 20, 2011 ver:3.0.1.13) - Please update your current version before filing any bug reports. The installer now includes both 32 and 64 bit versions. No change in version number. Visit my Blog .. currently not active but it will soon be resplendent with news and views. Also please remove any links you may have to my website. it is soon to be closed and replaced with something else. "Old age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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