Run command - escape quote marks...

[batfastad]

Hi

I'm writing a backup script and it's working pretty well.

I'm trying to get it to send a confirmation e-mail once it's finished and for that I'm using a command line SMTP tool called BMail.

My code at the moment is...

;SEND CONFIRMATION E-MAIL
Run ("C:\admin\bmail.exe -s smtp.domain.com -f 
from@email.com -t to@email.com -h -a 
"Backup completed successfully" -b "Backup completed successfully" ")

But obviously that causes a parse error at runtime because of the "" quote marks around some of the statements in the command.

In order to have spaces in the subject and e-mail body, I have to have quote marks around the text after the -a (subject) and -b (body) switches.

How do I do this?

I've tried escaping them and I still get the parse error.

I've tried converting them to apostrophes but the command just sends the apostrophe and the first word up until the space.

I don't want to have to open a command box and send the keystrokes of the command unless there's no other way.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Batfastad

[trids]

Try replacing the outermost ones (only) with apostrophes ..

;SEND CONFIRMATION E-MAIL
Run ('C:\admin\bmail.exe -s smtp.domain.com -f from@email.com -t to@email.com -h -a "Backup completed successfully" -b "Backup completed successfully" ')

.. and just in case: make sure the Run() is all on one line, as you haven't used any line-continuations ("_")

[SumTingWong]

Hi

I'm writing a backup script and it's working pretty well.

I'm trying to get it to send a confirmation e-mail once it's finished and for that I'm using a command line SMTP tool called BMail.

My code at the moment is...

;SEND CONFIRMATION E-MAIL
Run ("C:\admin\bmail.exe -s smtp.domain.com -f 
from@email.com -t to@email.com -h -a 
"Backup completed successfully" -b "Backup completed successfully" ")

But obviously that causes a parse error at runtime because of the "" quote marks around some of the statements in the command.

In order to have spaces in the subject and e-mail body, I have to have quote marks around the text after the -a (subject) and -b (body) switches.

How do I do this?

I've tried escaping them and I still get the parse error.

I've tried converting them to apostrophes but the command just sends the apostrophe and the first word up until the space.

I don't want to have to open a command box and send the keystrokes of the command unless there's no other way.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Batfastad

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

;SEND CONFIRMATION E-MAIL
Run ('C:\admin\bmail.exe -s smtp.domain.com -f 
from@email.com -t to@email.com -h -a 
"Backup completed successfully" -b "Backup completed successfully" ')

OR

;SEND CONFIRMATION E-MAIL
Run ("C:\admin\bmail.exe -s smtp.domain.com -f 
from@email.com -t to@email.com -h -a 
""Backup completed successfully"" -b ""Backup completed successfully"" ")

DOH!....you beat me to it Trids

Edited December 15, 2004 by pacman

[batfastad]

Excellent!

Thanks guys - sorted and working now!

Thanks again

Batfastad