Long command line for Run and RunWait

[Hadl]

Hello,

I did develop a script which is doing some screenshots and then merging them together to one big picture.

The merging task is done with ImageMagick Montage.

With a 10 x 10 Matrix of pictures the command consists of:

- the command line interpreter with patch (C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe)

- the montage.exe command

- 100 filenames with absolute path

- some options

- the filename for the result.

When the Autoit script is running the command it seems like the command is truncated after 4048 characters. The path I supply to the RunWait command is then appended to those 4048 characters.

I could reproduce the error with a more simply script which is running the echo command.

$cmd= @ComSpec & " /k echo "
for $x=0 to 9
    for $y=0 to 9
        $cmd&= """D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_0" & $x & "_0" & $y & ".bmp"" "
    Next
Next
ConsoleWrite('@@ Debug(' & @ScriptLineNumber & ') : $cmd = ' & $cmd & @crlf) ;### Debug Console
RunWait($cmd,"C:\")

The $cmd variable is correctly

@@ Debug(7) : $cmd = C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /k echo "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_06.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_09.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_06.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_09.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_06.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_09.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_06.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_09.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_06.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_09.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_06.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_09.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_06.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_09.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_07_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_07_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_07_02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_07_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_07_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_07_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_07_06.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_07_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_07_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_07_09.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_08_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_08_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_08_02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_08_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_08_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_08_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_08_06.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_08_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_08_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_08_09.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_09_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_09_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_09_02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_09_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_09_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_09_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_09_06.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_09_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_09_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_09_09.bmp"

Whereas the command window shows the following:

expandcollapse popup

"D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleS
creenshot_10x10_tile_00_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_
02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\
ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_
tile_00_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_06.bmp" "D:\Scre
enshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreensho
t_10x10_tile_00_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_09.bmp"
"D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleS
creenshot_10x10_tile_01_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_
02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\
ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_
tile_01_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_06.bmp" "D:\Scre
enshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreensho
t_10x10_tile_01_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_01_09.bmp"
"D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleS
creenshot_10x10_tile_02_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_
02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\
ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_
tile_02_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_06.bmp" "D:\Scre
enshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreensho
t_10x10_tile_02_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_02_09.bmp"
"D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleS
creenshot_10x10_tile_03_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_
02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\
ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_
tile_03_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_06.bmp" "D:\Scre
enshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreensho
t_10x10_tile_03_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_03_09.bmp"
"D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleS
creenshot_10x10_tile_04_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_
02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\
ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_
tile_04_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_06.bmp" "D:\Scre
enshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreensho
t_10x10_tile_04_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_04_09.bmp"
"D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleS
creenshot_10x10_tile_05_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_
02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\
ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_
tile_05_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_06.bmp" "D:\Scre
enshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreensho
t_10x10_tile_05_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_05_09.bmp"
"D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleS
creenshot_10x10_tile_06_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_
02.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_03.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\
ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_04.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_
tile_06_05.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_06.bmp" "D:\Scre
enshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_07.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreensho
t_10x10_tile_06_08.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_06_09.bmp"
"D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_07_00.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleS
creenshot_10x10_tile_07_01.bmp" "D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreeC:\

C:\>

The result shows that the filename for file 07_02 is truncated and the workingdir parameter is added. The workingdir is correctly.

When directly copying the correct command to a dos box everything works fine. So there should be no general windows limitation of command length.

Is this a limitation of the Run and RunWait command, did I do something wrong or is there a bug in those commands?

I did run the scripts with Autoit 3.2.0.1 and 3.2.10.0 and using SciTE 1.75

[ChrisL]

Probably related to the limits of Autoit

Maximum length of a single script line: 4,095

Maximum string length: 2,147,483,647 characters

Also

only 63 parameters can be return by $CmdLine[...], but $CmdLineRaw will always returns the entire command line.

Perhaps you should change your command line method, send ImageDir=D:\Screenshots Images=ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_01.bmp|ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_02.bmp|ExampleScreensh

ot_10x10_tile_00_03.bmp

Then you can use stringSplit and join the Image Directory back up with a list of image files

Edited May 17, 2008 by ChrisL

[Hadl]

Thanks Hubertus, your workaround with writing the command string to a batch file did work.

Perhaps you should change your command line method, send ImageDir=D:\Screenshots Images=ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_01.bmp|ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_00_02.bmp|ExampleScreensh

ot_10x10_tile_00_03.bmp

Then you can use stringSplit and join the Image Directory back up with a list of image files

When using the stringSplit, the result would be an Array with the filenames. To pass this Filenames to a command line I would have to joins them to one text string for RunWait, so I'm back at the same problem If I understand your solution correctly.

[JSunn]

You may be better utilizing a combination of single and double-quotes for your string, like this:

$cmd &= '"D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_0' & $x & '_0' & $y & '.bmp" '

instead of this:

$cmd&= """D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_0" & $x & "_0" & $y & ".bmp"" "

Makes building the string with double-quotes a little less confusing as the double quotes are what you actually want to appear in the output string, and the singles are invisible.

-

John

[PsaltyDS]

You may be better utilizing a combination of single and double-quotes for your string, like this:

$cmd &= '"D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_0' & $x & '_0' & $y & '.bmp" '

instead of this:

$cmd&= """D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_0" & $x & "_0" & $y & ".bmp"" "

Makes building the string with double-quotes a little less confusing as the double quotes are what you actually want to appear in the output string, and the singles are invisible.

Even better:

$cmd &= '"' & FileGetShortName('D:\Screenshots\ExampleScreenshot_10x10_tile_0' & $x & '_0' & $y & '.bmp') & '" '