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yes it had to be currently working hard drive.Thanks to other guy for sting, i am still learning use of strings management so i would not know this one. Kinda wish autoit had a macro for it, maybe @source ? That would be great

Cant find a way to get into root of working hard drive CMD has %SOURCE% variable, but autoit (i just cant find any) Do you guys know a simple way to get to ROOT of currently working hard drive ? Thanks in advance. I just want to copy file from @scriptDir into root of hard drive where script is executed from.

already said that i used wrong path, so thats fixed.how about reading other description values, like original name and language and product name and stuff ? thanks in advance

Sorry i had wrong @programsdir instead of @programfilesdir Ok so what does @error 1 tell me anyway ? Can i somehow translate @error to words i can understand ? Thanks for quick reply and please, if you know how to read file property value's please do tell

If it matters i run windows 7 I was trying the following. $version = FileGetVersion (@ProgramsDir & "\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe") MsgBox (0,'',$version) Return was 0.0.0.0 But i know file version is 11.6.10 as is shows in file properties Details tab Is there any other way to read file property value ? Thanks in advance.

Dude very cool code. Do u have one that lists directories and its contents ? Maybe something like normal windows tree view with all files listed in sub-directories kinda like task bar "tool bar" does if pointed to dir with subdir's and files ? Thanks

no my point was that most of console apps i used if double clicked they just blink once and nothing happens until i give them a command with batch file or so, i kinda thought that was something i might have to look into (or not) . just in case i wanted to know that there is such option.For example console app called nircmdc.exe (NirCmd v2.20 Copyright © 2003 - 2008 Nir Sofer ) does nothing unless it receives a command like "help" so it would display list of supported commands (am sure u know what am talking about). In any case thanks for answers

most of them dont so i thought its kinda common thing for console apps so i wanted to get that covered.

awesome thanks ill try it ASAP (as soon as i think of my first console app )

can autoit make console applications such as basic xcopy or instsrv like those that if u just double click in them they would do nothign because they only accept command's given my CMD or batch files or such. Can u guys give me one example of show me link where those referenced to ? THanks in advance

now xcopy says parse error

sorry for asking again but i got confused with my own creation. Func xcopy($Flag, $Switch, $Source, $Dest) RunWait(@ComSpec & " " & $Flag &' xcopy "' & $Switch & '" "' & $Source & '" ' & $Dest) EndFunc if #Include <xcopy.au3> xcopy ("/k", "/E/D/Y", "C:\test", @DesktopDir) code used, i get error xcopy says invalid number of arguments. I cant figure out why can u guys help me one more time ? It looks like everything is right but it's just not working like it did minute ago

1.0 release 1.03 added multiple instance support that avoids running multiple scripts. Plus some additional file check and removals 1.2 Code changed for faster performance at loading app after restarting computer. Only changed data is now updated. Cache is empty each start up. Much faster load and unload Multiinstance is much faster as well. (Remove Saved folder before using this one for the first time) 1.2.1 XP suport/tested 32 bit SP 3 1.2.2 First run/missing INI/Missing saved folder detection. Performance tweaks. Saves data only after exit or if saved is missing. (this version was not tested with VIsta) 1.2.3 fixed problem with removing cache folder before load. 1.2.4 fixed saving not done if not lauched for first time but bith saved and data to be saved does not exist and scipt hang on copy cmd. 1.2.5 XP and vista/W7 saving and restoring from same folders to avoid issues with multiple OS firefox loader.au3

thank you all guys it totally worked. I wish autoit had all xcopy features built into filecopy dircopy that would be allot easier to deal with. What i did and could do wrong was RunWait (@ComSpec & '/k xcopy /E/D' & $dir & $name & 'Saved /Y') instead it had to be RunWait (@ComSpec & ' /k xcopy /E/D ' & $dir & $name & ' Saved /Y') with space before /K and after /D and space before Saved I can get confused with all those sometimes. Thanks to all of u guys for help

/c is a console switch for CMD Doesnt work Folder contents needs to be copied into script directory "saved /Y" folder where Y stands for overwrite switch but its not copied anywhere. In fact i dont even see CMD console window poping up when code executed.

i am working on loader for my self that would save users data into saved folder and restore it from where it was backed up if nothing was there or even if it was it will overwrite it. I need to use windows XCOPY because to copy files modified only recently will take more then one line of coding using autoit, instead i can do it with single line using @comspec xcopy command but i dont know how to combine commands used by @comSpec and $var's i used to get userprofile folder name Here is what i have so far. This will only backup for now. $dir = (@UserProfileDir & "\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\") $UserFolderName = _FileListToArray (@UserProfileDir & "\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles") ;list folders in this directory to array $name = _ArrayToString ($UserFolderName,@TAB,1) ;get name of second entry in the array list without displaying the array $copy = DirCopy (@UserProfileDir & "\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\" & $name,"saved",1) What i have in mind is the following. $dir = (@UserProfileDir & "\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\") $UserFolderName = _FileListToArray (@UserProfileDir & "\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles") ;list folders in this directory to array $name = _ArrayToString ($UserFolderName,@TAB,1) ;get name of second entry in the array list without displaying the array $copy = RunWait (@ComSpec & 'c/ xcopy /E/D ' & $dir & $name & 'Saved /Y') where c/ xcopy /E/D Saved /Y is the actual command that @comspec or CMD would understand. Problem is that i cant figure out how to help @comspec or CMD to understand $vars given by autori so that CMD would understand where to copy files from and to. Can you guys give me an example how would i copy file using xcopy so it would work with autoit $var's as to point where to copy those files from ?

Thank you very much, i will give it a try ASAP.Your English is perfect EDIT: Moving UAC slider down didn't help i tested it any way i could and have to say its not autoit problem or advanced launcher, its 3dsmax its self 100% sure

no, its 32 script has nothing to do with OS architecture. well it does only if difference is determent but thats not the issue am sure 100%. Plus its not the function that has anything to do with execution of RunWait ("3dsmax.exe",@ScriptDir) ;RUN 3ds max. The only thing i could think is that as previously posted on windows 7 forum, OS its self has problems executing even if administrator rights present. Simple tasks such as copy files to homedrive using command batch script is just not working even if u run it as administrator while being the only user (administrator, not some other named used) and all files and folders are added to ownership. As i said before, if instead of runwait ("3dsmax.exe") i would put something else like runwait ("firefox.exe") that would be located in the same directory it would work, but runwait ("3dsmax.exe") works just fine with XP and not for W7 Weird i mean look at the code. This function is called from main GUI script once button is pressed. Func buttonstart() GUISetState(@SW_HIDE) TrayTip ("3Ds Max 2010 Restore", 'Files restored.' & @CRLF & 'Loading 3Ds Max 2010',3) RunWait ("3dsmax.exe",@ScriptDir) ;RUN 3ds max TrayTip ("STATUS", 'Removing any temporary files used',2) Sleep (2000) FileDelete (@TempDir & "\instsrv.exe") ProcessClose ("FNPLicensingService.exe") ProcessClose ("LMU.exe") exit EndFunc there is nothing wrong and main GUI has both IsAdmin ( ) and #RequireAdmin. Here is GUI script. #RequireAdmin #Region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI **** #AutoIt3Wrapper_icon=icon.ico #AutoIt3Wrapper_outfile=C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\3DsMax_2010 Starter.exe #EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI **** #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> #include <buttonrestore.au3> #include <buttonbackup.au3> #include <buttonstart.au3> IsAdmin ( ) FileInstall ("instsrv.exe",@TempDir & "\instsrv.exe",1) FileInstall ("icon.ico",@TempDir & "\icon.ico",1) TraySetIcon (@TempDir & "\icon.ico",1) $Form1 = GUICreate("Max launcher",200,100) $button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton ("BACKUP",0,0,60,40) $button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton ("RESTORE",140,0,60,40) $button3 = GUICtrlCreateButton ("START 3DS MAX",0,40,200,40) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) While 1 $nMsg = GUIGetMsg() Switch $nMsg case $button1 buttonbackup() case $button2 buttonrestore() case $button3 buttonstart() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Exit EndSwitch WEnd i dont see any possible issue here for one reason, it works with XP but not with W7. Do u guys have any other ideas who or what might be the cause of this problem ? Look at the buttonstart function and see that there is nothign that would prevent RunWait ("3dsmax.exe",@ScriptDir) ;RUN 3ds max from running, yet somehow in windows 7 it doesnt and in XP it does just the way it suppose to. Ho ever i remember having to include administrator manifest for CMD script so that files will be copied to wuindows 7 system folder and it worked, but how would that work with autoit ? administrator manifest was an option for cmd script bat to exe converter found here http://www.f2ko.de/English/b2e/index.php (this is very useful tool by the way). Maybe if i create single batch run.bat that would say 3dsmax.exe and compile it using this bat to exe converted with administrator manifest added then execute that instead of what i have it might work, but this is to much hustle and autoit should not require me to do such thing unless autoit has nothign to do with it at all (and this is where i dotn know who to blame) Looks to me that once script is executed somehow administrator rights are not passed to executed object. i just dont know what else to think. thanks for replies.

compiled script works fine with XP but not for W7. I would think it would work for Vista but somehow it just doesnt work with Windows 7 thats why i am reporting it as a bug i guess, maybe unsupported OS. In anycase i went back to XP waiting for Windows 7 service pack 1 release, till then its just a test no matter what they say.

help file says RunWait ( "filename" [, "workingdir" [, show_flag [, opt_flag ]]] ) so i did my code correct. am not sure u understand the issue, program works if i execute shortcut manualy without having advanced launcher to execute it if i double click shortcut everything works, if i click same shortcut in advanced launcher then it doesnt. I would think it has something to do with operating system, foe example using CMD batch command u cannot copy dll files to system32 folder anymore, u actualy need to make a code autoit script that will have isadmin () in it to work, otherwise files wont be copied. try cmd command like this xcopy %SOURCE%\Extra\DLL %SystemDrive%\Windows\System32 /Y not gonna work for windows 7 or vista due to some OS limitations i guess, allays need to run as administrator so i am thinking that if my shortcute executed by advanced launcher then maybe administrator right are not passed to executed shortcut so compiled script is not running as if administrator executed it ? Man u i am clueless. By the way i run same RTM as u i also tried to replace exe of the program that script is executing, (3dsmax.exe) i replaced it with another program and named it same as 3dsmax.exe to avoid changing script. Result was it worked even by using advanced launcher so at this point i dont know whos problem is this, my autoit windows 7 or advanced launcher. so confusing.

well my advanced menu setup is simple, it loads folder content which is full of shortcuts that i use everyday. All of those shortcuts leading to executables spread all over my 5 hard drive, this is the only one that dont want to work somehow. All advanced launcher menus are setup as menu's to show folder content so i cant really point it to 1 executable because i want them all to be in one place as shortcuts, that way i can remove the shortcut without having to reconfigure advanced launcher but i did create a direct link from advanced launcher to my executable (compiled script) and i get same thing, its not executing the RunWait ("3dsmax.exe",@ScriptDir). It even says @scriptDir so i have no idea what else can i do to make it work. Thanks for idea

recently i installed Windows 7 for testing purpose and ran into a problem while coding stuff. 1st problem : unable to compile with options most of the time. Solution 1: Rename file to make name shorter. For example: 3DsMax_2010 Starter will not work, i get build error unable to create the compiled archive. but thats not every single time. i would say 99% of all ? Not sure If i remove _ from file name i am able to build it, but i wasnt before. Solution 2: Take ownership of the folder in which script is compiled. 2nd problem Once file is built i would place it into (where i need it to) create shortcut to this compiled .exe file and copy this shortcut to another folder that is located in another hard drive and i execute this shortcut but not by double clicking on it, but by executing it using program called Advanced Launcher from http://www.alentum.com/alaunch/ (take a look into it, its a very simple program and very cool for multiple shortcuts use) Now the compiled program works just fine and a part of the code is to execute yet another application that is located in the same folder as the compiled EXE file. Problem is that using advanced launcher to execute shortcut program is not working unless i execute this shortcut by clicking the shortcut directly(not using advanced launcher) I am not sure if u guys understand the second issue but am sure that once my compiled exe is executed then its no longer the advanced launcher issue anymore, yet somehow program wont work Take a look at my screenshot and see what is going on. Picture 1 shows location of compiled sctipt 2 shows location of the shortcut for the script 3 shows that this shortcut is executed using Advanced launcher Advanced launcher shows u folder content regardless of whats in there, it could be executable's or shortcuts or movies. This case i have shortcuts 4 shows how script looks like (very simple) When i press Start nothing happens as if RunWait ("3dsmax.exe") was never executed unless i execute the shortcut by double clicking it But as far as i see it, once script is executed it is not advanced launcher business any longer, am i wrong ? Script has both IsAdmin ( ) and #RequireAdmin i dont understand what is wrong. Maybe its possible that advance launcher is not passing rights to executed shortcuts ? for example its not telling this shortcut that administrator is executed it or a user, instead it tells it that it its self has executed it therefore windows is blocking something Am lost Please help Thanks in advance. Also i found that autoit needs to separate environmental variables such as those leading to user profile folders for XP and Vista/Windows 7 I was working on my script few minutes ago and found it very confusing to navigate because most of them are same. Even Vista/Windows7 are having same problem, for example CMD %USERSPROFILE% and %PROGRAMDATA% are same C:\ProgramData so looking into autoit environmental variables or Macro Reference - Directory i found that its very eazy to get lost

au3.user.calltips.api is allready there.i had to add xcopy ( "CMD console action", "Source", "Destination", "xcopy switch" ) used to copy files using xcopy CMD command Thanks guys thank you all i have learned so much all thanks to you

ok got it RunWait(@ComSpec & " " & $Flag &' xcopy "' & $Source & '" "' & $Dest & '" ' & $Switch) works thanks last question how to make it so each time i use command xcop( as soon as i type it it would pop up variables description like any other autoit command does ?

ok now i see whats wrong.how do i get $Flag = " /K" to be $Flag = "/K" with no space ? i tried changing UDF like this RunWait(@ComSpec & $Flag & " " &' xcopy "' & $Source & '" "' & $Dest & '" ' & $Switch) but its not working. am guessing that & " " would have added that missing space instead of making it in the scrip as " /K" but its not