update/prepend the path variable

[sagdude]

Hi

How do I update/prepend the path variable using AutoIt?

I have a program.exe file which I want to put at the beginning of the path (I want this program to be seen before any other programs).

Thanks,

Raj

[Bert]

Unless you plan to lock down a PC for some reason, that is usually a maulware trick. Care to share why you need to have this load before anything else?

[Valuater]

Maybe...

$Program = "Myexefile.exe"

$Path = "C:\MyPath..."

$Runner = $Program & " " & $Path

MsgBox(4096,"", $Runner)

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[Valuater]

Unless you plan to lock down a PC for some reason, that is usually a maulware trick. Care to share why you need to have this load before anything else?

I really think this is to run a file/argument... no?

8)

EDIT

Example...

@AutoItExe & $My_AU3_File

Edited April 2, 2009 by Valuater

[sagdude]

Unless you plan to lock down a PC for some reason, that is usually a maulware trick. Care to share why you need to have this load before anything else?

Hi Volly,

The reason is that I have a program whose behavior depends upon the number of arguments that are passed to it. I wrote a wrapper around it (I named the wrapper with the same name as the program). So, I want the wrapper to be called before the default program is called.

Also, if I have an exe file, is there anyway in which I can include the exe file and compile the autoit script, so that the resulting autoit exe doesnt need the original exe to run(in other words I want the compiled version of the script to be independent of the exe file that I include in the AutoIt script using Run()).

Thanks,

Raj

[GEOSoft]

I really think this is to run a file/argument... no?

8)

EDIT

Example...

@AutoItExe & $My_AU3_File

I'm thinking along the lines of Volly here. The way I read it he wants to set the Path environment.

[sagdude]

I really think this is to run a file/argument... no?

8)

EDIT

Example...

@AutoItExe & $My_AU3_File

Hi

I want to modify the PATH environment variable. I want this program to run before any other program with a similar name.

Thanks,

Raj

[Valuater]

Maybe..

Install the exe inside your script before compile

$MyProgram = @TempDir & "\MyAutoitexe.exe"
FileInstall("C:\MyAutoitexe.exe", $MyProgram)

; Later
Run($MyProgram & $arguments)

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Edited April 2, 2009 by Valuater

[Bert]

you can include the exe in your script by using fileinstall. However, when your script runs, it will be confused by the fact you are trying to use the same exe name at the same time. I would rename the original exe with a _ at the start of it's name before compiling it.

Edited April 2, 2009 by Volly

[sagdude]

you can include the exe in your script by using fileinstall. However, when your script runs, it will be confused by the fact you are trying to use the same exe name at the same time. I would rename the original exe with a _ at the start of it's name before compiling it.

Thanks for your reply Volly. May be some code will help clarify my point(or help me understand your point):

CODE

;;Form a command line argument string with the rest of the arguments

$argumentString = ""

For $i = 2 to $CmdLine[0] Step 1

$argumentString = $argumentString & $CmdLine[$i]

$argumentString = $argumentString & " "

Next

;

$commandString = "C:\rpctool.exe" & ' "' & $argumentString & '"'

Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & $commandString, "", @SW_HIDE)

Above is my wrapper script. The exe file I was referring to is C:\rpctool.exe

The reason I want to put this(the compiled version of this wrapper) in my path before anything else is that my users expect it to work with an optional first argument which is not needed by rpctool.exe program. So, I am just ignoring the first argument when creating the $argumentString.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Raj