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    #1

    xbasic code help

    This should be something simple but i can not find it.

    doing a

    sys_shell("C:\"testA"\testB and so on works just fine but when i use a word with a space it will nit work.

    sys_shell("C:\"test A"\test B it will not work?

    When i have a space in words like the test A it will not work but will work if it is testA.

    I need to go into

    sys_shell("C:\Program Files

    How can i make this work with the space ..Program Files

    I have tryed

    Program Files
    Program_Files
    Program-Files
    "Program Files"
    ProgramFiles

    but none of this will work

    How can i make xbasic work with space's?

    Thanks
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    #2
    Re: xbasic code help

    Looking at the WebHelp:

    sys_shell("c:\windows\notepad.exe c:\windows\a5.ini",1)

    The quotes should enclose the complete command line string as above.

    So sys_shell("c:\program files\Program Dir\Program Name.exe",1)

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      #3
      Re: xbasic code help

      Originally posted by Doug Page View Post
      Looking at the WebHelp:

      sys_shell("c:\windows\notepad.exe c:\windows\a5.ini",1)

      The quotes should enclose the complete command line string as above.

      So sys_shell("c:\program files\Program Dir\Program Name.exe",1)

      I have it this way but it will not work.

      Here is what i am doing.

      This works with the test folders i made.
      sys_shell("C:\testA\testB\4x6.exe C:\testA\testB\Trigger.jpg",1)

      Now using the real folderS i need it to work with it will not work.
      sys_shell("C:\Program Files\Hollywood Photo Magic\Drops\4x6.exe C:\Program Files\Hollywood Photo Magic\Drops\Trigger.jpg",1)

      What am i doing wronf here?

      The folders are all made

      C:\Program Files\Hollywood Photo Magic\Drops

      If i take the one that works
      sys_shell("C:\testA\testB\4x6.exe C:\testA\testB\Trigger.jpg",1)

      And remane one of the folders to test A and use
      sys_shell("C:\test A\testB\4x6.exe C:\test A\testB\Trigger.jpg",1)

      It then will not work?

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        #4
        Re: xbasic code help

        It may be that the program, 4x6.exe, can't interpret the long path name -- it may not even be sys_shell's fault.
        You can work around whatever the problem is by executing (in a command prompt window)
        subst h: c:\program files\Hollywood Photo Magic\Drops

        and then issue
        sys_shell("h:\4x6.exe h:\trigger.jpg",1)

        which should work.

        Or you can do something like this:
        cmd="subst h: c:\program files\Hollywood Photo Magic\Drops"
        cmd=cmd+crlf()+"h:\4x6.exe h:\trigger.jpg"
        save_to_file(cmd,"c:\myCmd.bat")
        sys_shell("c:\myCmd.bat",1)

        or even just
        cmd="c:\program files\Hollywood Photo Magic\Drops\4x6.exe c:\program files\Hollywood Photo Magic\Drops\trigger.jpg"
        save_to_file(cmd,"c:\myCmd.bat")
        sys_shell("c:\myCmd.bat",1)

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          #5
          Re: xbasic code help

          Since you have discovered that the extra space in the path is causing the problem, does that ring any bells for you? You are passing a program name and file to open with that program to the sys_shell() function. What is likely happening is that the command inside the sys_shell() actually using dos or some command parser that is choking on the space.

          Not at all certain but you might try

          Code:
          sys_shell("'C:\test A\testB\4x6.exe' 'C:\test A\testB\Trigger.jpg'",1)
          Sorry, my solution is no good and I can't duplicate your issue with spaces in the path name. Peter, as always, is likely correct.
          Last edited by Stan Mathews; 01-24-2007, 12:06 AM.
          There can be only one.

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            #6
            Re: xbasic code help

            Ok i tryed them all both from Peter and from Stan and none of them work.

            Peter
            (It may be that the program, 4x6.exe, can't interpret the long path name)

            This is not the case i do not think as it will work as long as i have no space in any of the file names. I have been testing it for hours now trying to get it to work.

            It needs to go into the Program Files to run things.

            When i make a folder called Program and in that a folder called Hollywood and in that Drops it all works.

            sys_shell("C:\Program\Hollywood\Drops\4x6.exe C:\Program\Hollywood\Drops\Trigger.jpg",1)

            It's something with that space in the words that will not let it work right.

            I can rename my Hollywood Photo Magic file to Hollywood-PM or something but the Program Files will be the same on everyones PCs for the place this will need to run from.

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              #7
              Re: xbasic code help

              Here's a quote from the help docs.... This is your problem:

              Argument - Program Name: The name of the program to run.
              Arguments used by the program are separated by space characters.
              Give this a try...

              Code:
              sys_shell([COLOR=red]"[/COLOR]C:\test A\testB\4x6.exe[COLOR=red]" "[/COLOR]C:\test A\testB\Trigger.jpg[COLOR=red]"[/COLOR],1)

              or try:

              Code:
              sys_shell("C:\'test A'\testB\4x6.exe C:\test A\testB\Trigger.jpg",1)

              I don't have alpha here to test it.... but I think you need to seperate the path from the arguments...

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                #8
                Re: xbasic code help

                Jeff i tryed both but for both i get a pop up saying

                Script TEMPLATE line 1
                Out of memory

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                  #9
                  Re: xbasic code help

                  hmm... give this one a shot.

                  Code:
                  sys_shell("C:\Program Files\Hollywood Photo Magic\Drops\4x6.exe [COLOR=red]'[/COLOR]C:\Program Files\Hollywood Photo Magic\Drops\Trigger.jpg[COLOR=red]'[/COLOR]",1)

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                    #10
                    Re: xbasic code help

                    I just got my copy of alpha installed on my laptop... that last suggestion should work. It works on my machine. :)

                    sys_shell("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\notepad.exe 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Notepad Files\payments.txt'")
                    It appears you need the single quotes around the argument.

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                      #11
                      Re: xbasic code help

                      Originally posted by Jeff@Listbrokers View Post
                      hmm... give this one a shot.

                      Code:
                      sys_shell("C:\Program Files\Hollywood Photo Magic\Drops\4x6.exe [COLOR=red]'[/COLOR]C:\Program Files\Hollywood Photo Magic\Drops\Trigger.jpg[COLOR=red]'[/COLOR]",1)

                      Yes i tryed that one to and it will not work.

                      Photoshop says
                      Could not run the droplet becouse the file could not be found

                      Thanks

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                        #12
                        Re: xbasic code help

                        I changed my folder name so it might work more easy it is set up like this now.

                        sys_shell("C:\Program Files\HollywoodPM\Drops\4x6.exe 'C:\Program Files\HollywoodPM\Drops\Trigger.jpg",1)

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                          #13
                          Re: xbasic code help

                          [quote=Digitaled;407888]I changed my folder name so it might work more easy it is set up like this now.

                          sys_shell("C:\Program Files\HollywoodPM\Drops\4x6.exe 'C:\Program Files\HollywoodPM\Drops\Trigger.jpg'",1) I don't know if it was a typo or not but you were missing the ending single quote. (I added it in red) [/quote]

                          Did that work? It shouldn't matter that you changed Hollywood Photo Magic to HollywoodPM... with the quotes around the argument it's not parsing the path at the spaces anymore. As long as you have the single quotes and double quotes in the right spot it should accept any correct, valid path.

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                            #14
                            Re: xbasic code help

                            Jeff do you have Photoshop on you laptop if so here are the files to try and make work.

                            Or anyone who has Photoshop and wants to give this a try.

                            Here is a link to get the 4x6.exe file
                            http://grandwebsite.com/4x6.exe

                            and here is the Trigger,jpg file
                            http://grandwebsite.com/Trigger.jpg

                            The file set up is
                            C:\Program Files\HollywoodPM\Drops

                            Place both the 4x6.exe and the Trigger.jpg into the Drops folder.

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                              #15
                              Re: xbasic code help

                              [QUOTE=Jeff@Listbrokers;407889]
                              Originally posted by Digitaled View Post
                              I changed my folder name so it might work more easy it is set up like this now.

                              sys_shell("C:\Program Files\HollywoodPM\Drops\4x6.exe 'C:\Program Files\HollywoodPM\Drops\Trigger.jpg'",1) I don't know if it was a typo or not but you were missing the ending single quote. (I added it in red) [/quote]

                              Did that work? It shouldn't matter that you changed Hollywood Photo Magic to HollywoodPM... with the quotes around the argument it's not parsing the path at the spaces anymore. As long as you have the single quotes and double quotes in the right spot it should accept any correct, valid path.
                              Just tryed it and it will not work.

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