How to pass parameters with spaces to Run() or ShellExecute()?

[dolphins]

Hi,

I would like to start a new AutoIt program from an AutoIt program and pass parameters to the new program that contain spaces, like "Program Files".

Example:

$parm1 = "test"
$parm2 = "Program Files"
ShellExecute("newprogram.exe", $parm1 & " " & $parm2, @ScriptDir, "open", @SW_HIDE)

But when I parse the command line in "newprogram.exe" I have 3 parameters:
[1] = "test"
[2] = "Program"
[3] = "Files"

But I would like to have:
[1] = "test"
[2] = "Program Files"

How to achieve this?

Regards
Dolphins

[water]

Put quotes around the parm.

$parm2 = '"Program Files"'

 

[dolphins]

Well, I tried that, but maybe  not in the correct way.

Let's say I want to pass @ScriptDir as 2nd parameter and @ScriptDir is "C:\Program Files\My Program". I tried the following:

ShellExecute("newprogram.exe", $parm1 & " " & '"' & @ScriptDir & '"', @ScriptDir, "open", @SW_HIDE)

But that gives a compilation error.

[JLogan3o13]

@dolphins "a compilation error" doesn't help much, please post the SciTE output so we can see just what error you're receiving.

[water]

Your code looks fine.
What error message do you get?

[JLogan3o13]

Jinx!

[dolphins]

Folks, sorry for bothering you. I got it working. There was a stupd typo in my code. Here in the forum it was correct.

Thanks for your quick answers!