Re: running another program with system / system_exec
- Posted by ChrisB (moderator) Oct 04, 2013
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Hi
Success, this works
sequence showFile, sys_command = "" sequence string1 = "", string2 = "" showFile = GetItem(List13) showFile = GetText(Edit25) & "\\" & showFile --string2 = ShortFileName(showFile) --sys_command = '\"' & GetText(Edit32) & '\" ' & GetText(Edit25) & "\\1054-20081022-7055-current-21456-i.jpg" & '"' showFile = GetText(Edit25) & "\\1054-20081022-7055-current-21456-i.jpg" string1 = "\"" & GetText(Edit32) & "\"" string2 = "\"" & showFile & "\"" puts(1, string1 & "\n") puts(1, string2 & "\n") puts(1, sys_command & "\n") system_exec(string1 & " " & string2, 0)
The puts'd strings are fully quoted, and there are spaces in the executables path\filename.
BUT - if you put spaces in the parameters path\filename then the program opens, but the program fails to open the file. Having said that I am using an older version of paint shop pro - so it may be ok with a more modern image viewer - I shall try IrfanView, and report back.
Thanks to all those that pointed me in the right direction. Perhaps this should be added to the manual as system_exec gotchas.
