create an array of all exe in a directory and then run them?

[supadodger]

trying to create an array out of all executables in a sub-directory and then execute them all 1 at a time with a runwait.

just send me in the right direction or any help anyone can offer is appreciated.

[LiveOnTheFly]

trying to create an array out of all executables in a sub-directory and then execute them all 1 at a time with a runwait.

just send me in the right direction or any help anyone can offer is appreciated.

Try looking up FileFindFirstFile and FileFindNextFile in the help file.

[supadodger]

Try looking up FileFindFirstFile and FileFindNextFile in the help file.

the problem i have is really making arrays.

anytime i try i end up doing

While $z < 20

$z = 1 + 1

if $z = 1 then

runwait blah.exe

Endif

and so on down the list.

[rajeshontheweb]

just what i had been working on a while ago.

will post the code this afternoon, just need to dig it thats all :-)

ps: use FileFindFirstFile() & FileFindNextFile() will post detailed codelater..

[LiveOnTheFly]

here this example code puts every exe file in the subdirectory "subdirectory" into an array

#include <array.au3>
Dim $aFiles[101];I dont thnik you'll be needing mroe than 100 exes'?
$aFiles[0] = 0
$hFileSearch = FileFindFirstFile("subdirectory\*.exe")
while 1
    $sFileToAdd = FileFindNextFile($hFileSearch)
    If @error = 1 Then
        ExitLoop
    EndIf
    $aFiles[0]+=1
    $aFiles[$aFiles[0]] = $sFileToAdd
WEnd
_ArrayDisplay($aFiles)

[Valuater]

Maybe...

#Include <File.au3>

Global $Location = @DesktopDir

$FileList=_FileListToArray($Location, "*.exe", 1)
If @Error=1 Then
    MsgBox (0,"","No Files\Folders Found.")
    Exit
EndIf


For $x = 1 To UBound($FileList) -1
    $Runner = FileGetShortName($Location & "\" & $FileList[$x])
    
    ; Testing
    ConsoleWrite($Runner & @CRLF)
    Sleep(1000) 
    
    ; Do it!!
    ;RunWait($Runner)
Next

**********8 TESTED OK

Valuater

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[TerarinK]

You know that could be used for a bug, sorry to say.

I would take them but for sure have another one with which youve already tested and know if they are good, because many hacks might be on anyones system. Also I wouldn't create a array and at the same time Runwait with it, what would be the sense of creating the array then? Runwait or better yet just Run would work with a little catch to it depending of the systems speed only run a few exe at any one time, most important of the is it should be outside the creating the array, maybe like Valuater did and one step further would be create a temporary file for it. Why you ask, because this thing wouldn't be about speed but ensuring the exe are run.

[Valuater]

I remember doing something very similar to this for running cleaners. I wanted to run spyware, then adware, then internet cleaner, then.... and lastly the defrager

I did it something like this...

#Include <File.au3>

Global $Location = @DesktopDir

$FileList=_FileListToArray($Location, "*.exe", 1)
If @Error=1 Then
    MsgBox (0,"","No Files\Folders Found.")
    Exit
EndIf

$Argument = StringSplit(" -w, /n, etc..", ",")


For $x = 1 To UBound($FileList) -1
    $Runner = FileGetShortName($Location & "\" & $FileList[$x])
   
    ; Testing
    ConsoleWrite($Runner & @CRLF)
    Sleep(1000)
   
    ; Do it!!
    ;RunWait($Runner & $Argument)
Next

(just an example so you can get the idea)

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