What am I doing wrong?

[tazdev 1]

I totally do not understand how to use @comspec. I am trying to get a listing of the My Documents directory and have that placed into c:\temp.txt

In dos I would type

cd\documents and settings\myprofile\my documents

dir *.* /s /b>c:\temp.txt

That would make a temp file with the files listed.

Why doesn't the below work? All I get is an empty file.

$filedir = (@MyDocumentsDir & "\*.* /s /b>c:\temp.txt")

Runwait(@comspec & " /c " & "dir " & $filedir)

Edited January 25, 2005 by tazdev

[Marc 36]

Try this one:

$filedir = ('"' & @MyDocumentsDir & '"' & "\*.* /s /b>c:\temp.txt")
Runwait(@comspec & " /c " & "dir " & $filedir)

Good old DOS Box does not like long path names, especially ones containing spaces... to avoid this problem, you should embrace the path with " and you're done.

[MHz 80]

$filedir = '"' & @MyDocumentsDir & '\*.*" /s /b>c:\temp.txt'
Runwait(@comspec & " /c " & "dir " & $filedir)

Notice the use of single quotes, as to double quotes.

Your Dos equivalent requires quotes also, when spaces are within the address.

[tazdev 1]

I will be the first to say it

DUH

Thanks

[SlimShady 1]

;Example 1
$filedir = @MyDocumentsDir
RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c DIR *.* /S /B>c:\temp.txt", $filedir)

;Example 2
RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c DIR *.* /S /B>c:\temp.txt", @MyDocumentsDir)

;Example 3
RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c DIR "' & @MyDocumentsDir & '" /S /B>c:\temp.txt')