Help with run

[Clay]

Can someone please let me know why the "Run" command does not work properly if I am the executable that I am running is not in the same directory as the script thats calling the function.

More Info:

I have expanded a package and want to run the setup.exe within the folder. I use the following in my code but it does not work and I get the following message

"Please go to control panel to configure and install components"

run(@ScriptDir & "\Package\setup.exe")

but if I have the expanded file in the same directory as my script and use the following it works fine

run("setup.exe")

Should I be able to decide where and which executable I want to run?

Help please

[Richard Robertson]

Try Run(@ScriptDir & "\Package\setup.exe", @ScriptDir & "\Package").

[Andreik]

Or use ShellExecute() function.

[MasterX]

Try Run(@ScriptDir & "\Package\setup.exe", @ScriptDir & "\Package").

A bit more extended

run("setup.exe") This works because the script is in the same working dir as setup.exe

Try Run(@ScriptDir & "\Package\setup.exe", @ScriptDir & "\Package") here you set the working dir.

I think for some programs the correct working dir is needed for others not.

[Clay]

Try Run(@ScriptDir & "\Package\setup.exe", @ScriptDir & "\Package").

That actually worked... thanks!!!!

[Richard Robertson]

The problem then, was that it wasn't running in the directory it expected to run from.