run and Variables

[Guest zipee]

oky y wont this work ?

Run($var2, $var1)

plz help

Edited November 29, 2004 by zipee

[layer]

are the variables before the Run($var2, $var1) or after?? And whats the error you get.?

EDIT: you beat me to it larry.

Edited November 29, 2004 by layer

[Guest Zr970]

Ok, Zipee wants to know if you can add variables to the run command, or not... it shouldnt matter the rest of his code, such as, $var2 = "blah.exe" will run($blah.exe) work...

[Guest zipee]

$var1 = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MindArk\Project Entropia", "")

$var2 = $var1 & "\ClientLoader.exe"

Run($var2, $var1)

somthing like that ?

oh and error = Unable to execute the external program.

the system cannot find the path specifed

evin thow the file is there

Edited November 29, 2004 by zipee

[Guest zipee]

oky i did this for testing

Run("notepad.exe")
WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")

$var1 = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MindArk\Project Entropia", "")
$var2 = $var1 & "\ClientLoader.exe"

Send($var2)
Send("{enter}")
Send($var1)

and i get

h:\MindArk\Project Entropia\ClientLoader.exe

h:\MindArk\Project Entropia

that is corect

i jist cant get the run part to work

oh well ill try agan some other day thanks for the help all

Edited November 29, 2004 by zipee

[SlimShady]

slow down, geranimo, you need quotes...

$var1 = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MindArk\Project Entropia", "")
$var2 = $var1 & "\ClientLoader.exe"
Run('"' & $var2 & '"', $var1)

see... now you happy...

path/names with spaces need quotes...

Lar.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Are you for real?

I thought quotes were only necessary when using the command interpreter.

Test:

Run("C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Au3_Spy.exe")

This works.

[Guest zipee]

got it working thank you all

[JSThePatriot]

Are you for real?

I thought quotes were only necessary when using the command interpreter.

Test:

Run("C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Au3_Spy.exe")

This works.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The above command works because if you notice it has quotes around it.

JS

[Wolvereness]

I have found that when running a program the only time you need quotes is if you have a 'SPACE' in the file path. For instance,

run('C:\blob.exe')
;works
run('C:\Program Files\blob.exe')
;Doesn't work, notice the space between 'Program' and 'Files'
run('"C:\blob.exe"')
run('"C:\Program Files\blob.exe"')
;Works regardless of spaces if you have the "s IN the ACTUAL command line STRING (marked by 's)

It has to do with whenever there is a space it is considered to be a new parameter.

[MHz]

Looks to me that this has quotes, only to tell autoit that it is a string.

Run("C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Au3_Spy.exe")

But using the variables, autoit already knows it is a string. So quotes, seem to be not required.