_RunDOS() Help

[Particle]

I have a rather simple question. Say for I want to use the rundos command, yet in the command itself it requires quotations:

_RunDos("FOR /F "eol=; tokens=1 delims=, " %%i in (%name%) do echo %%i:%port%>>"converted.txt"")

Thats what it comes to look like in the Editor. Looks like to me it wouldn't work, but is there a way to make it work?

[Nahuel]

This has to work:

_RunDos('FOR /F "eol=; tokens=1 delims=, " %%i in (%name%) do echo %%i:%port%>>"converted.txt"')

Looks like it took you quite a while to post that.

[flyingboz]

as the help file states, autoit supports using either single or double quotes to delimit strings.

In addition, the use of StringFormat() and other functions can greatly reduce the complexity required to properly render things such as the example above.

[LynnS]

I am having problems trying to get a command to run when using the _RunDOS command. It works fine when using RunWait, but fails with _RunDOS. Here is an example of some testing I've done and the results (in the comments):

#include <process.au3>

$cmd = @ProgramFilesDir & "\mypath\myprog.exe"

RunWait($cmd) ; successful

_RunDOS($cmd) ; fails

$cmd2 = """" & @ProgramFilesDir & "\mypath\myprog.exe"""

RunWait($cmd2) ; successful

_RunDOS($cmd2) ; successful

$cmd3 = """" & @ProgramFilesDir & "\mypath\postie.exe"" -host:smtpserver -to:toemail -from:fromemail -s:""Testing"" -msg:""Test"" -v:9"

RunWait($cmd3) ; successful

_RunDOS($cmd3) ; fails

Any ideas?

[Joon]

haven't try it, please give a try.

$cmd3 = "'" & @ProgramFilesDir & '\mypath\postie.exe -host:smtpserver -to:toemail -from:fromemail -s:"Testing" -msg:"Test" -v:9' & "'"

Edited November 8, 2007 by Joon

[Jos]

try:

$cmd3 = '""' & @ProgramFilesDir & '\mypath\postie.exe" -host:smtpserver -to:toemail -from:fromemail -s:"Testing" -msg:"Test" -v:9"'
_RunDOS($cmd3); fails

[RobertKipling]

For the record, Chr(34) is equivalent to the double-quote, in case you ever want to use single-quotes and double-quotes in the same line of code. You can say something like

chr(34) & "Speak softly and carry a big stick." & chr(34) & " -- Teddy Roosevelt"

Although the syntax is confusing, this statement is valid. It will produce the string:

"Speak softly... big stick." -- Teddy Roosevelt.

[Tiger]

This is better

#include <process.au3>

$cmd = '"' & @ProgramFilesDir & '\mypath\myprog.exe"'
RunWait($cmd) ; successful
_RunDOS($cmd) ; successful

[Jos]

All, its all the same using any of these:

'"' &

"""" &

Chr(34) &

The essential item here is that when using @comspec which _RunDos() does, its is sometimes needed to enclose the whole command in Double Quotes.

This is what i did with the proposed code..

[LynnS]

haven't try it, please give a try.

$cmd3 = "'" & @ProgramFilesDir & '\mypath\postie.exe -host:smtpserver -to:toemail -from:fromemail -s:"Testing" -msg:"Test" -v:9' & "'"

This one did not work. But it helped give me an idea to try. Thanks.

[LynnS]

try:

$cmd3 = '""' & @ProgramFilesDir & '\mypath\postie.exe" -host:smtpserver -to:toemail -from:fromemail -s:"Testing" -msg:"Test" -v:9"'
_RunDOS($cmd3); fails

This one DID work. Thanks!

[LynnS]

All, its all the same using any of these:

'"' &

"""" &

Chr(34) &

The essential item here is that when using @comspec which _RunDos() does, its is sometimes needed to enclose the whole command in Double Quotes.

This is what i did with the proposed code..

Thanks Jos, That's the explanation I was looking for. I just thought it would choke on doing the quote syntax like that. Interesting that they built the @comspec stuff to interpret it that way. Very good to know.