Shortcut launch error

[ur]

I am trying to launch a shortcut.

But I am getting a file not found error.

Even I kept a condition to check the file exist and it is there but still I am getting the below error on run command.

$release = "r10.0"
$bit = "64"
$erwinShortcut = @ProgramsCommonDir&"\erwin\erwin Data Modeler "& $release &" ("& $bit &"-bit)\erwin Data Modeler "& $release &" ("& $bit &"-bit).lnk"
Run(@ComSpec & " /c """& $erwinShortcut &"""", @TempDir, @SW_HIDE)

[Window Title]
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\erwin\erwin Data Modeler r10.0 (64-bit)\erwin Data Modeler r10.0 (64-bit).lnk

[Content]
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\erwin\erwin Data Modeler r10.0 (64-bit)\erwin Data Modeler r10.0 (64-bit).lnk
The specified path does not exist.

Check the path, and then try again.

[OK]

Any suggestions?

Even I tried surrounding with both double and single quotes for the path of lnk.

And even changed the working directory to startmenu folder and also exe folder.

[jguinch]

try @ProgramFilesDir instead of @ProgramsCommonDir

[ur]

Hi @jguinch

Thanks for the inputs.

I tried the option you mentioned, but still same issue.

[jguinch]

Sorry, I didn't see the C:\ProgramData in the text. So @ProgramsCommonDir should work.

And what happens when you use

Run(@ComSpec & " /k """& $erwinShortcut &"""", @TempDir)

?

[ur]

Yeah, the issue is same.

[jguinch]

The shortcut (.lnk) seems to be issue. Does the .lnk works manually ?

[ur]

yeah, even it works when I run the command 
cmd /c   or /k from commadn prompt.

But issue with AutoIT

[iamtheky]

turn off wow64 redirection?

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/libfunctions/_WinAPI_Wow64EnableWow64FsRedirection.htm

Edited April 5, 2017 by iamtheky

[ur]

thanks @iamtheky

It is working if I add the below lines.

#include <WinAPIFiles.au3>
$bEnable = False
_WinAPI_Wow64EnableWow64FsRedirection ( $bEnable )

But don't know how it is related here as the Programdir is not a 32 or 64 bit folder.

[Subz]

Compiling the original as x64 should do the same thing.  It appears you're trying to execute 64 bit app via 32 bit compiled script.

[iamtheky]

not only the bitness, but maybe also the joys of Symbolic links and Junctions (I dont know I take the easy route).  Easier to not troubleshoot and just turn redirection off so everything you typed is a more accurate reflection of what is actually happening, instead of magic happening mid-flight.