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2. Re: Run an application in a directory named with spaces

• Posted by ne1uno Sep 12, 2016
• 2120 views

void = system_exec("C:\\Program Files\\testWe.exe", 2) 

use 8.3 name?

void = system_exec("C:\\PROGRA~1\\testWe.exe", 2) 

4. Re: Run an application in a directory named with spaces

• Posted by sergelli Sep 13, 2016
• 2088 views

void = system_exec("\"C:\\Program Files\\testWe.exe\"", 2) 

Ok, so it works. Now the real problem and more difficult. Consider that "euwc" is in my path

void = system_exec("exwc \"C:\\Program Files\\testWe.EXW\"", 2) 

How to make this line work?

6. Re: Run an application in a directory named with spaces

• Posted by sergelli Sep 13, 2016
• 2033 views

void = system_exec("exwc \"C:\\Program Files\\testWe.EXW\"", 2) 

I do not understand .... I tested with Eu3.11 and new versions 4. I've used this code in many operating systems from XP to Windows 10 and also with Linux under Wine
It never worked
In this last time I tested now in Windows 7, and nothing.
Certainly more people with this problem.
What is Phix's system_exec... ????
Please advise what is the secret.

8. Re: Run an application in a directory named with spaces

• Posted by sergelli Sep 14, 2016
• 2012 views

Phix looks good but I have doubts, however I can not I register on Phix forum because the site does not send me e-mail confirmation and there is no way to sent messages to the site administrators

10. Re: Run an application in a directory named with spaces

• Posted by sergelli Sep 14, 2016
• 1938 views

I typed wrong. The correct is exwc

I'm referencing exwc.exe

12. Re: Run an application in a directory named with spaces

• Posted by petelomax Sep 14, 2016
• 1927 views

Fair enough, that's perfectly understandable, and it is why I said what I said above.

You're not missing much, and you are talking to the site admin (I have been more than a bit lazy in my duties, but I cannot see any attempt to register by you, though I have just authorised 4 accounts, btw)

Pete

14. Re: Run an application in a directory named with spaces

• Posted by irv Sep 15, 2016
• 1887 views

I just had a similar problem calling system("explorer " & file,0) where one part of the file path contains a space.

abbreviate_path(file) seems to solve the problem.

Give that a try

16. Re: Run an application in a directory named with spaces

• Posted by sergelli Sep 15, 2016
• 1885 views

Any program that exists out there, open files in folders named with letters and spaces. I wanted my programs made with Euphoria, do the same thing.

I know this is possible, but far as I know it requires extra programming that transforms long names in 8.3 format and does not always work well.

It would be great if the Euphoria language would be responsible of solving this problem.

18. Re: Run an application in a directory named with spaces

• Posted by euphoric (admin) Sep 16, 2016
• 1893 views

c:\>exwc 
Euphoria Interpreter 3.1.1 for 32-bit Windows. 
Copyright (c) Rapid Deployment Software 2007 
See http://www.RapidEuphoria.com/License.txt 
 
file name to execute? 

I just did this on my commandline:

c:\>eui "c:\Users\FOADDEV\Programs\iNet System\iNet_Administrator.exw" 

And it worked fine. Can you do the same thing from your commandline (except using exwc and your own program path/name)?

20. Re: Run an application in a directory named with spaces

• Posted by Mike777b Sep 19, 2016
• 1799 views

As per documentation (euphoria-4.0.5.pdf):

On WINDOWS, system exec() does not allow the use of command-line redirection in command. Nor does it allow you to quote strings that contain blanks, such as file names.

mike

22. Re: Run an application in a directory named with spaces

• Posted by petelomax Sep 21, 2016
• 1784 views

Have you tried builtins\syswait.ew yet? (as per 7. above)