Using "Run" with a ClickOnce .net app

[pelwer]

Hi folks,

I'm having trouble using AutoIt's Run command to launch a ClickOnce style application.

If I type this in Windows "Run ..." box from the Start Menu, it works fine: ( application launches )

"C:\Documents and Settings\pelwer1\Start Menu\Programs\Change Management System II\CMSII.appref-ms"

If I put this into AutoIt and run the script nothing happens: ( AutoIt exits normally, but the app doesn't launch )

; StartCMS
Run( @StartMenuDir & "\Programs\Change Management System II\CMSII.appref-ms" )

I also tried this and also got nothing:

; StartCMS
Run( "C:\Documents and Settings\pelwer1\Start Menu\Programs\Change Management System II\CMSII.appref-ms" )

Any clues as to what I'm doing wrong?

thanks

Pat.

[froufrou]

You could try this!

Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & "CMSII.appref-ms " & '"' ,"C:\Documents and Settings\pelwer1\Start Menu\Programs\Change Management System II"& '"')

[pelwer]

No Joy, but this seems to work ( found this in another post on running ClickOnce apps )

Run(@comspec & " /c cd " & chr(34) & @StartMenuDir & "\Programs\Change Management System II\" & chr(34) & " && start " & "CMSII.appref-ms")

It works, but I have no idea what it's doing!

[jvanegmond]

You can't really run a appref-ms like you can a normal executable. If you manage to open it you'll see that it really does reference an application (that's online).

There are only a few methods to "run" them:

Open a webpage (in IE) with the location set to the appref-ms file.

start it using command line and start command: cmd /c start C:\your.appref-ms

Note that if you try doing this on startup; that's a whole different problem.

Edit: ClickOnce will give you more trouble when you try to do anything with it that it's not designed to do (be started by another application for example). Simple solution: Move away from ClickOnce.

Edited July 20, 2009 by Manadar

[makeitfunky]

Hello! This is my first post, and I'm very new to AutoIt.

Our company using appref-ms to start one of our applications...I tried using the examples given, but none of them are working. Is there anything you can recommend? If I do need to use a browser to launch the app, can you please provide some code to get me started?

I would really appreciate it, thanks!

-George

You can't really run a appref-ms like you can a normal executable. If you manage to open it you'll see that it really does reference an application (that's online).

There are only a few methods to "run" them:

Open a webpage (in IE) with the location set to the appref-ms file.

start it using command line and start command: cmd /c start C:\your.appref-ms

Note that if you try doing this on startup; that's a whole different problem.

Edit: ClickOnce will give you more trouble when you try to do anything with it that it's not designed to do (be started by another application for example). Simple solution: Move away from ClickOnce.

[makeitfunky]

Actually, through trial and error, I got this to work (using the example in the first post):

Run(@comspec & " /c " & chr(34) & "C:\Documents and Settings\pelwer1\Start Menu\Programs\Change Management System II\CMSII.appref-ms" & chr(34))

Hello! This is my first post, and I'm very new to AutoIt.

Our company using appref-ms to start one of our applications...I tried using the examples given, but none of them are working. Is there anything you can recommend? If I do need to use a browser to launch the app, can you please provide some code to get me started?

I would really appreciate it, thanks!

-George

[jayantsinha7]

 Run('C:Usersjayant.sinhaAppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsABC IncIndiaDevops.appref-ms')

plz help how to understand Run(@comspec & " /c cd " & chr(34) & @StartMenuDir & "ProgramsChange Management System II" & chr(34) & " && start " & "CMSII.appref-ms")

with respect to my application. how i can run.

Edited January 8, 2015 by jayantsinha7