[SOLVED] some help with shellexecute!

[lgvlgv]

Hi all!

Im trying to execute a program that are specified in a ini file like this but shellexecute ignore the @windowsdir or any @variable i put in, what im i doing wrong?

; Ini file
[Utforskaren]
exe= explorer.exe
arg= , C:
wrk= @WindowsDir
ico= @WindowsDir & "\explorer.exe"
dsc= Utforskaren

the execute is from an array like this

[3]|explorer.exe|, C:|@WindowsDir|@WindowsDir & "\explorer.exe"|Utforskaren

ShellExecute($aIcon[$iIconIndex][0], $aIcon[$iIconIndex][1], $aIcon[$iIconIndex][2])
ConsoleWrite("! Consolewrite ->Shellexecute: " & $aIcon[$iIconIndex][0] &" | "& $aIcon[$iIconIndex][1] &" | "& $aIcon[$iIconIndex][2] & @CRLF)

and result is this

! Consolewrite ->Shellexecute: explorer.exe | , C: | @WindowsDir

Edited July 11, 2012 by lgvlgv

[Jos]

Try this and see if that is what you want:

$t = '@WindowsDir & "explorer.exe"'
ConsoleWrite('$t = ' & $t & @crlf )
$t = Execute($t)
ConsoleWrite('$t = ' & $t & @crlf )

[lgvlgv]

not sure i understand i tried this

ConsoleWrite('$t = ' & $t & @crlf )
       local $t = $aIcon[$iIconIndex][2]
       ConsoleWrite('$t = ' & $t & @crlf )
       ShellExecute($aIcon[$iIconIndex][0], $aIcon[$iIconIndex][1], $t)
       ConsoleWrite("! Consolewrite ->Shellexecute: " & $aIcon[$iIconIndex][0] &" , "& $aIcon[$iIconIndex][1] &" , "& $t & @CRLF)

but still it reads the @windowsdir as @windowsdir and not like "C:windows" ?

[lgvlgv]

this works "ConsoleWrite(@WindowsDir)" -> =C:windows

but not when i get @WindowsDir from an array and put as variable.

[Jos]

It thing I was trying to make you understand is that putting @WindowsDir in a string doesn't mean that AutoIt3 will know about this.

The Execute() Function will take a literal string and assumes it contains something to Execute.

in your case, you are retrieving some AutoIt3 Macro's from a INI file, which will be stored in a variable as literal string. So perform an Execute() function on that String and you will find what you are looking for.

Jos

[lgvlgv]

thx

It thing I was trying to make you understand is that putting @WindowsDir in a string doesn't mean that AutoIt3 will know about this.

The Execute() Function will take a literal string and assumes it contains something to Execute.

in your case, you are retrieving some AutoIt3 Macro's from a INI file, which will be stored in a variable as literal string. So perform an Execute() function on that String and you will find what you are looking for.

Jos

LOL, dident realize that execute was an actuall command

Thank you very mutch for ur patience with me .

What is the best way to use execute or stringreplace? $aIcon[$i][2]=StringReplace($aIcon[$i][2],'@WindowsDir',@WindowsDir,0,2)

Regards L

[Jos]

Either way works and am not sure if there is a best way... just use the way you prefer and understand.

Jos

[lgvlgv]

thx very mutch, it so fun yet i know so little