Run workingdir

[ARozanski]

I created a GUI that had a launch button with the simple task of running another .exe program. It did not work until i added the [optional] working directory. I would just like to know why? what is the workingdir for and how it made a difference...

thanks alot in advance

[martin]

I created a GUI that had a launch button with the simple task of running another .exe program. It did not work until i added the [optional] working directory. I would just like to know why? what is the workingdir for and how it made a difference...

thanks alot in advance

If you used @WorkingDir for the working directory then I would not have expected it to make any difference, but if you used the explicit path then it could well make a difference. If you started your script using a shortcut for example, the working directory might not be the folder where the script is stored.

[ARozanski]

I have no idea what you just said - the program i wanted to run was not a shortcut and i didn't use @WorkingDir - i used the actual directory where the .exe was stored in....eg

the file is named example.exe and its stored in program files

Run("C:\Program Files\example.exe","C:\Program Files")

the first time i tried without adding the directory it did not work...

i am very new to AutoIt so im sorry if i dont understand

Thanks again

[martin]

I have no idea what you just said - the program i wanted to run was not a shortcut and i didn't use @WorkingDir - i used the actual directory where the .exe was stored in....eg

the file is named example.exe and its stored in program files

Run("C:\Program Files\example.exe","C:\Program Files")

the first time i tried without adding the directory it did not work...

i am very new to AutoIt so im sorry if i dont understand

Thanks again

There is a macro in AutoIt @WorkingDir. It is a read-only variable which gives the working dir. If your Run didn't work until you added the working directory, then the working directory must have been some other folder. If you add the line

MsgBox(262144,"working dir is",@WorkingDir)

befor your run statement then you will see why your script didn't work.

The shortcut I mentioned was a shortcut to run your script not the program which the script has to run. If you look at the properties of a shortcut y9u will see that the working directory can be set and it need not be the same as the target folder.