[SOLVED]@WorkingDir and path containing spaces

[schmelle]

Hi all,

I'm trying to simulate a puTTY session with plink.exe. It works fine if the path to plink.exe does not contain any spaces.

If the path contain any spaces I got an "File not found" error. Does anybody has an idea how to avoid this using the @WorkingDir macro?

$Connection = Run(@WorkingDir&"\"&$plink_exe&" -ssh -auto_store_key_in_cache -l "&$UserI&" -pw "&$PassI&" "&$HostI, @WorkingDir,@SW_HIDE, $STDIN_CHILD + $STDERR_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)

Thanks and best regards

schmelle

P.S.: I'm using plink.exe from QuestpuTTY which supports the parameter "-auto_store_key_in_cache".

Edited December 21, 2008 by schmelle

[Jos]

Why are you adding the working dir? I would expect that to be redundant and would think you could only use $plink_exe for the programname.

The normal option I would go for when it is needed is to surround the programname with DoubleQuotes and probably in this case also use @comspec.

Jos

[schmelle]

Hi Jos,

thanks for your reply.

I'm not exaktly sure what you mean with your first sentence. My problem is that I don't know where the user will store the script. The location of the script (and plink.exe) can contain spaces...

I've modified the script as you requestet to:

$Connection = Run(@ComSpec&" /c "&@WorkingDir&"\Data"&"\plink.exe"&" -ssh -auto_store_key_in_cache -l "&$UserI&" -pw "&$PassI&" "&$HostI, @WorkingDir,@SW_HIDE, $STDIN_CHILD + $STDERR_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)

Same Problem. If the location of plink.exe contains a space, plink.exe won't be found (and not started).

schmelle

[Jos]

I do not understand why @workdir is needed as that is already the current directory so this:

@WorkingDir&"\Data"&"\plink.exe"

should be the same as:

"plink.exe"

When you do need the whole path I would add double quotes around it like:

$Connection = Run(@ComSpec & ' /c "' & @WorkingDir & '\Data\plink.exe" -ssh -auto_store_key_in_cache -l ' & $UserI & ' -pw ' & $PassI & ' ' & $HostI, @WorkingDir, @SW_HIDE, $STDIN_CHILD + $STDERR_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)

Edited December 21, 2008 by Jos

[schmelle]

Hi Jos,

great!

It's working as expected!

Now I understand what you meant and modified the string a little bit to match your first sentence:

$Connection = Run(@ComSpec&" /c "&".\Data\plink.exe"&" -ssh -auto_store_key_in_cache -l "&$UserI&" -pw "&$PassI&" "&$HostI, @WorkingDir,@SW_HIDE, $STDIN_CHILD + $STDERR_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)

Thanks for your help

schmelle