Re: Paths including spaces

BTW, what's wrong with my original suggestion to enclose the path in quotes?

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Björn Holmgren


"Björn Holmgren" <bjohol@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ydr5e.42488$Of5.28235@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> And how is the script supposed to figure out that sequence number?
>
> If you're going for the "short path" solution, then at least use the
> FSO ShortPath property. It's the only way to know for sure.
>
> Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
> Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(objShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings( _
> "%ProgramFiles%\TestApp\RunMe.exe"))
> sEXEFullPath = objFile.ShortPath & " /silent"
>
> --
> Björn Holmgren
>
>
> "Rafael T" <okinawapro@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:#t3YkEBPFHA.3000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > I usually use the old trick for long file names, 8 characters. The first
6
> > are from the real name and then follow by a ~ and at last the number 1
if
> it
> > is the first or only file/folder with those first 6 letters.
> >
> > in your case
> > progra~1/TestApp\runme.exe
> >
> > try it and see if it works
> > RT
> >
> > "Wayne Gore" <WayneGore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:9F5C05B5-DDF2-4D9A-A090-A6FF4D5D65E2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I'm trying to put together a script which expands %ProgramFiles% and
> then
> > > run an executable called "RunMe.exe" from a folder called "TestApp".
> > >
> > > Here's what I've done:
> > >
> > > Set oWshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> > > sEXEFullPath = oWshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%ProgramFiles%" &
> > > "\TestApp\RunMe.exe /silent")
> > > Return = oWshShell.Run(sEXEFullPath,,true)
> > >
> > > The error message states that "The system cannot find the file
> > > specified.".
> > > I know that the file is there and just to check I added the row
> > > "WScript.Echo sEXEFullPath" to check that the path is correct. Every
> thing
> > > is
> > > ok.
> > >
> > > As far as I can tell, the reason for the failure of the run command is
> the
> > > space between "Program" and "Files" in the expanded path. It seems as
if
> > > the
> > > engine only sees "C:\Program" and not "C:\Program
> Files\TestApp\RunMe.exe
> > > /silent".
> > >
> > > How can I fix this?
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Wayne
> > >
> >
> >
>
>


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