Run command

[sandyd]

Hi all,

First post to this forum so dont be too harsh on me.

I have the following code:

$infilename = @TempDir & "\list.txt"
... put some text into list.txt ...
Run("c:\windows\notepad.exe" & $infilename)

The error msg i get is:

Line 37 (File "G:\Scripts\NewMachinesOnNetwork.aut"):

Run("c:\windows\notepad.exe" & $infilename)

Error: Unable to execute the external program.

The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

Am I using the wrong syntax for the Run command? How can I get notepad to open my file?

Sandy

[JSThePatriot]

What I would do is...

Run(@ComSpec & " /c start " & $infilename)

JS

[Jos]

$infilename = @TempDir & "\list.txt"
... put some text into list.txt ...
Run("c:\windows\notepad.exe" & $infilename)

The error msg i get is:

Line 37  (File "G:\Scripts\NewMachinesOnNetwork.aut"):

Run("c:\windows\notepad.exe" & $infilename)

Error: Unable to execute the external program.

The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

Am I using the wrong syntax for the Run command? How can I get notepad to open my file?

Sandy

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

AUT ?????

Run command should be:

Run('c:\windows\notepad.exe "' & $infilename & '"')

[JSThePatriot]

What about my example guys? Does everyone prefer not to use the @ComSpec and if so why?

JS

[Jos]

What about my example guys? Does everyone prefer not to use the @ComSpec and if so why?

JS

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Your post will use the default program for extention ".txt"

I don't prefer using @comspec... use it for commandline programs but not for Windows programs if not needed.

I guess the reason of my post was to show how to correctly do what was tried in the initial post.

[JSThePatriot]

Thanks JdeB... that explains it.

JS

[scriptkitty]

also Start has a problem with path statements used that way.

Try this out.

$file="C:\WINNT\Active Setup Log.txt"
run(@comspec &' /c start ' & $file)
;or
run(@comspec &' /c start "' & $file & '"')

[sandyd]

Thanks to everyone that replied.

Had looked at it that much, I'd never noticed that I needed a space between notepad.exe and the filename.

Cheers again

Sandy