Having problem with Run() and ShellExecute()

[sensalim]

Start > run > "C:\Program Files\Citrix\GoToMeeting\198\g2mstart.exe" "/Action Host" > enter

Gotomeeting runs and asks if I want to host a meeting or schedule one.

This is what I want.

I tried to do this in AutoIt's Run() and ShellExecute() but it's not working.

It doesn't do the "/Action Host" at all.

Help?

Thanks.

[Jos]

try:

Run(@comspec & ' /c "C:\Program Files\Citrix\GoToMeeting\198\g2mstart.exe" "/Action Host"')

[sensalim]

No sry, it opened a quick cmdline window then closes.

Nothing happens.

[NELyon]

Run(@comspec & ' /c "C:\Program Files\Citrix\GoToMeeting\198\g2mstart.exe"&" /Action Host"')

What about that?

[sensalim]

No, same thing. Hm...

[GEOSoft]

Try this.

ShellExecute(@ProgramFilesDir & "\Citrix\GoToMeeting\198\g2mstart.exe", "/Action Host")

I don't remember for sure if the "/" is required in the second parameter or not but you can try removing it if tis doesn't work.

[sensalim]

No sorry, it does nothing. Tried both with and without / in /Action

:/

[spudw2k]

Try this(as a test). Make a bat file that does "C:\Program Files\Citrix\GoToMeeting\198\g2mstart.exe" "/Action Host" and Run() that.

Also, what happens if you type that in from a cmd window?

Edited April 7, 2008 by spudw2k

[sensalim]

It does nothing from cmd window...

I typed in

cd\progra~1\citrix\gotomeeting\198\

g2mstart.exe /action host

...nothing.

Made batch file, run it... nothing.

Weird. It works from start > run...

[GEOSoft]

One more idea;

$App = FileGetShortName (@ProgramFilesDir & "\Citrix\GoToMeeting\198\g2mstart.exe")
Run($App & " /action host")

or

$App = FileGetShortName (@ProgramFilesDir & "\Citrix\GoToMeeting\198\g2mstart.exe")
Run($App & ' "/action host"')

Edited April 8, 2008 by GEOSoft

[sensalim]

No go.

How about:

- run a shortcut (.lnk file)

- or send() that opens the windows START > then run > type in the thing.

?

Edit:

Ok it works.

ShellExecute(@ScriptDir & "\GoToMeeting.lnk")

where the .lnk file is the "...... g2mstart.exe /action host" stuff.

Thanks all.

...

Still I don't know how to open the START.

Send("{APPSKEY}") is not it.

Help?

Edited April 8, 2008 by sensalim

[MHz]

Look within the properties of the shortcut and you may see a "Start in:" which sets the working directory sent to the executable file. You may need to do the same when you run a file in AutoIt3.

$path = @ProgramFilesDir & '\Citrix\GoToMeeting\198'
Run('"' & $path & '\g2mstart.exe" "/Action Host"', $path)

IMO, it is strange how "/Action Host" has quotes around them. You may want to check if the quotes are supposed to be there.