Running the Compiler

[JustinReno]

I'm making my own small script editor and this line supposedly isn't the correct syntax for running the compiler:

Run(@ProgramFilesDir&"\AutoIt3\Aut2Exe\Aut2exe.exe /In <"&@TempDir&"\Script.au3> /Out <"&FileSaveDialog("AutoIt Script Editor - Compile Save Location", @ScriptDir, "Executables(*.exe)")&"> /Icon <"&FileOpenDialog("AutoIt Script Editor - Compile Icon", @ScriptDir, "Icons(*.ico)")&"> /Comp 4")

For the "@Tempdir&"\Script.au3" is just "Beep(1000, 100)".

I have tried a bunch of variations of the script line but nothing was successful. Anyways, does this line work for anybody else?

Thanks.

[DW1]

You are getting the error at the icon.

Why? I don't know.

But that is where the issue is.

[JustinReno]

How do you know its the icon?

[DW1]

Works fine if you point to an icon in the script directory. I think the working directory may be the problem. If you tell it to use "\icon iconname.ico" and iconname.ico is in the script directory it works fine. If you point it to the full path "C:\whatever\folder\icon.ico" it will not work.

[DW1]

If you remove the icon portion, the problem is gone.

If you change the icon to an icon in the script folder and do not use a full path, it compiles fine.

[JustinReno]

It still doesn't work even if the icon is in the script directory.

[DW1]

This works right?

Run(@ProgramFilesDir&"\AutoIt3\Aut2Exe\Aut2exe.exe /In "&@TempDir&"\Script.au3 /Out "&FileSaveDialog("AutoIt Script Editor - Compile Save Location", @ScriptDir, "Executables(*.exe)"))

You need to not include ">" and "<"

[DW1]

Sorry for the delay in response, I left work, got home, and got back on the forums lol.

[DW1]

I still cannot get the icon to work correctly without calling it like "/icon filenameinscriptdir.ico"

[JustinReno]

Sorry for not responding faster, I had to leave too.

I'll try this though:

Run(@ProgramFilesDir&"\AutoIt3\Aut2Exe\Aut2exe.exe /In "&@TempDir&"\Script.au3 /Out "&FileSaveDialog("AutoIt Script Editor - Compile Save Location", @ScriptDir, "Executables(*.exe)"))

[DW1]

So this should work fine as a workaround since I cannot figure out why it doesn't like to use fullpaths for the icon:

$icopath = FileOpenDialog("AutoIt Script Editor - Compile Icon", "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Icons", "Icons(*.ico)")
$splitpath = StringSplit( $icopath, "\" )
If Not FileExists( @ScriptDir & "\" & $splitpath[UBound($splitpath) - 1] ) Then
    FileCopy( $icopath, @ScriptDir & "\" & $splitpath[UBound($splitpath) - 1] )
EndIf
Run(@ProgramFilesDir&"\AutoIt3\Aut2Exe\Aut2exe.exe /In "&@TempDir&"\Script.au3 /Out "&FileSaveDialog("AutoIt Script Editor - Compile Save Location", @ScriptDir, "Executables(*.exe)") & " /icon " & $splitpath[UBound($splitpath) - 1] & " /Comp 4")

[DW1]

It's sloppy, with no cleanup (may want to delete the icon after compile if it wasn't in the scriptdir before, but leave it if it was), but it works.....

Right (working for you)?

[JustinReno]

Thats a workaround I tried:

FileWrite(@TempDir&"\Script.au3", GUICtrlRead($Edit))
$IconPath = FileOpenDialog("AutoIt Script Editor - Compile Icon", @ScriptDir, "Icons(*.ico)")
FileCopy($IconPath, @ScriptDir&"\Icon.ico")
$Icon = @ScriptDir&"\Icon.ico"
Run(@ProgramFilesDir&"\AutoIt3\Aut2Exe\Aut2exe.exe /In "&@TempDir&"\Script.au3 /Out "&FileSaveDialog("AutoIt Script Editor - Compile Save Location", @ScriptDir, "Executables(*.exe)")&" /Icon "&$Icon&" /Comp 4")   
FileDelete(@TempDir&"\Script.au3")

But it doesn't work. It just gives me a message of the command line parameters.

[DW1]

change

$Icon = @ScriptDir&"\Icon.ico"

to

$Icon = "Icon.ico"

[JustinReno]

Ok, just a minute.

[DW1]

What about the workaround I posted....

Didn't that work for you? It worked for me.

[JustinReno]

No , it doesn't work. I'm stumped...

Edit: What version of AutoIt do you have?

Edited January 3, 2008 by JustinReno

[DW1]

Make sure this workaround is copy and pasted exactly as is. It does not return any compiler error for me and compiled my script just fine with the correct icon

EDIT: Version 3.2.10.0

EDIT2: Change 'Run(' to 'MsgBox(0, "test", ' so that we can see how the aut2exe commands are displayed as we pass them to the compiler

Edited January 3, 2008 by danwilli

[JustinReno]

I copied that code exactly and it doesn't work.

I'm really not sure what I can do about it.

[DW1]

Change 'Run(' to 'MsgBox(0, "test", ' so that we can see how the aut2exe commands are displayed as we pass them to the compiler

Post what the msgbox returns plerase