Help for Shellexecute for rainmeter skin not working?

[sosimple]

Hi. I have a rainmeter skin , named : BlackScreen  . It is in directory C:\Users\blets\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\Black Screen\BlackScreen.ini

Rainmeter app is in directory  C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe

I run the blackscreen skin through a desktop shortcut with those:

Target "C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe" !ToggleConfig "Black Screen" "BlackScreen.ini"

Start "C:\Program Files\Rainmeter"

The shortcut works fine. I just want to run it through autoit, but nothing work.

I tried this:

ShellExecute("C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe" , "!ToggleConfig" ,"C:\Users\blets\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\Black Screen\BlackScreen.ini")

 No error but do nothing.

 

I also tried to call the shortcut: (the name of the shortcut is config.lnk)

ShellExecute("C:\Users\blets\Desktop\" & "config.lnk")

It do nothing.

If I try to run another shortcut in desktop it works:

shellExecute("C:\Users\blets\Desktop\" & "google earth.lnk")

 

Any help?

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

[AdamUL]

Give the following a try.  This is based on what you give for the shortcut.  Also, do you have 64-bit OS, and running you script as 32-bit?   

Using ShellExecute

#include <WinAPIFiles.au3>

;Turn off redirection for a 32-bit script on 64-bit system.
If @OSArch = "X64" And Not @AutoItX64 Then _WinAPI_Wow64EnableWow64FsRedirection(False)

ShellExecute("C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe", '!ToggleConfig "Black Screen" "BlackScreen.ini"', "C:\Program Files\Rainmeter")

Using Run

#include <WinAPIFiles.au3>

;Turn off redirection for a 32-bit script on 64-bit system.
If @OSArch = "X64" And Not @AutoItX64 Then _WinAPI_Wow64EnableWow64FsRedirection(False)

Run('"C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe" !ToggleConfig "Black Screen" "BlackScreen.ini"', "C:\Program Files\Rainmeter")

 

Adam

Edited June 13, 2019 by AdamUL
Missed include file.

[sosimple]

12 hours ago, AdamUL said:

Give the following a try.  This is based on what you give for the shortcut.  Also, do you have 64-bit OS, and running you script as 32-bit?   

Using ShellExecute

;Turn off redirection for a 32-bit script on 64-bit system.
If @OSArch = "X64" And Not @AutoItX64 Then _WinAPI_Wow64EnableWow64FsRedirection(False)

ShellExecute("C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe", '!ToggleConfig "Black Screen" "BlackScreen.ini"', "C:\Program Files\Rainmeter")

Using Run

;Turn off redirection for a 32-bit script on 64-bit system.
If @OSArch = "X64" And Not @AutoItX64 Then _WinAPI_Wow64EnableWow64FsRedirection(False)

Run('"C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe" !ToggleConfig "Black Screen" "BlackScreen.ini"', "C:\Program Files\Rainmeter")

 

Adam

Many thanks man, but it doesn't work.

I do use windows 10 64bit. And I think i run the script as 32 bit as you said.. 

both of them when i run them, gives me error:

"C:\Users\blets\Desktop\??? AutoIt v3 Script.au3" (56) : ==> Unknown function name.:
If @OSArch = "X64" And Not @AutoItX64 Then _WinAPI_Wow64EnableWow64FsRedirection(False)
If @OSArch = "X64" And Not @AutoItX64 Then ^ ERROR

 

if i run them without the first line, no error but do nothing.

I compiled them both to x86 and 64 to try as exe, 

If i compile as 64 , do nothing

If I compile as x86 , when i run, it gives me error :

Error: Unknown function name..

 

[Nine]

you need this line at the very beginning of your script :

#include <WinAPIFiles.au3>

 

[sosimple]

52 minutes ago, Nine said:

you need this line at the very beginning of your script :

#include <WinAPIFiles.au3>

 

Thanks. Now the error message gone, but still do nothing both ways.

 

I have also posted a mistake, I don't know if it helps.

When I tried: 

ShellExecute("C:\Users\blets\Desktop\config.lnk")

I take the message:

C:\Users\blets\Desktop\config.lnk

the directory doesn't exist

Edited June 13, 2019 by sosimple

[Jos]

Try something like this:

$aDetails = FileGetShortcut(@DesktopDir & "\config.lnk")
ConsoleWrite("Path: " & $aDetails[0] & @CRLF & _
        "Working directory: " & $aDetails[1] & @CRLF & _
        "Arguments: " & $aDetails[2] & @CRLF & _
        "Description: " & $aDetails[3] & @CRLF & _
        "Icon filename: " & $aDetails[4] & @CRLF & _
        "Icon index: " & $aDetails[5] & @CRLF & _
        "Shortcut state: " & $aDetails[6] & @CRLF)
ShellExecute($aDetails[0],$aDetails[2],$aDetails[1])

and run that form SciTE and tell us what the result is in the Outputpane.

Jos

[rudi]

use the Autoit Macro @DesktopDir instead of "C:\Users\Blets\Desktop\"

 

 

[sosimple]

22 minutes ago, Jos said:

Try something like this:

$aDetails = FileGetShortcut(@DesktopDir & "\config.lnk")
ConsoleWrite("Path: " & $aDetails[0] & @CRLF & _
        "Working directory: " & $aDetails[1] & @CRLF & _
        "Arguments: " & $aDetails[2] & @CRLF & _
        "Description: " & $aDetails[3] & @CRLF & _
        "Icon filename: " & $aDetails[4] & @CRLF & _
        "Icon index: " & $aDetails[5] & @CRLF & _
        "Shortcut state: " & $aDetails[6] & @CRLF)
ShellExecute($aDetails[0],$aDetails[2],$aDetails[1])

and run that form SciTE and tell us what the result is in the Outputpane.

Jos

>"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\..\autoit3.exe" /ErrorStdOut "C:\Users\blets\Desktop\bbb.au3"    
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe
Working directory: C:\Program Files\Rainmeter
Arguments: !ToggleConfig "Black Screen" "BlackScreen.ini"
Description: 
Icon filename: 
Icon index: 0
Shortcut state: 1
 

 

Also windows gives me the error message 

windows can't fint the directory  C:\Program Files (x86)\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe

[rudi]

That's what @AdamUL has mentioned above.

 

Either disable WOW redirection, or you also can compile your script for 64 bit environment

Pls. have a look at the Autoit Helpfile Macro Reference, search for 

@AppDataCommonDir

Edited June 13, 2019 by rudi

[sosimple]

3 minutes ago, rudi said:

That's what @AdamUL has mentioned above.

 

Either disable WOW redirection, or you also can compile your script for 64 bit environment

 

How can i do that? 

If you meant to complile it in 64 bit, i have write , i already try it without succes.

edit..

No the last script, if i compile it in 64 it does work..

Thanks to all, although i can't understand why this is happening, and why i cant run it successfuly without compile, but i can probably do what i want with this.

many many thanks to all.. I have spend many hours trying before post..

Edited June 13, 2019 by sosimple

[Jos]

The easy way is to install the Full version of SciTE4AutoIt3 first and then add this at the top of your script:

#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseX64=y

.. and then simply hit Run (F5) again in SciTE. :-)

Jos

Edited June 13, 2019 by Jos

[rudi]

As @Jos mentioned, use the Autoit Customized SciTE Editor, if not done so far. With almost 100 postings I think you might have done that already?

Many of the compiler options are accessible by the GUI that's showing, when you press CTRL+F7 in SciTE with the script open in the editor. That way you don't need to know that directive by heart:

Edited June 13, 2019 by rudi

[sosimple]

OK, I'll do that, thanks to all. It does work now the way I needed.

(The almost 100 post are actually almost in 10 years, so i am actually... almost newbie )

Edited June 13, 2019 by sosimple