Problem with Exec and ExecWait

sgt-d · 11th August 2001, 15:12

ExecShell open 'something' works fine... but I am having no luck with Exec or ExecWait.

Exec 'c:\windows\notepad.exe'
ExecWait 'c:\windows\calc.exe'

I've tried "" instead of ''. I don't get it...

DuaneJeffers · 11th August 2001, 17:53

Try using some variables. They would work much better than that of just typing out the location. Plus, someone's windir is could be different than yours.

-DJ

sgt-d · 11th August 2001, 18:01

i will try that too... but still... i'm not testing this on anyone else's system, just locally, so the path is 100% correct. also, i am assuming they are using shell api calls here... winexec and shellexecute - winexec should work even without a full qualifying path, just so long as the exe you are trying to open is in your PATH statement. in that case, the windows folder is almost always part of the system PATH, so all i should have to do is Exec notepad.exe and it should work. I get nothing though - not even an error message. :/

11th August 2001, 15:12	#1
sgt-d Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Earth Posts: 33	Problem with Exec and ExecWait ExecShell open 'something' works fine... but I am having no luck with Exec or ExecWait. Exec 'c:\windows\notepad.exe' ExecWait 'c:\windows\calc.exe' I've tried "" instead of ''. I don't get it...

11th August 2001, 17:53	#2
DuaneJeffers Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 1,776	Try using some variables. They would work much better than that of just typing out the location. Plus, someone's windir is could be different than yours. -DJ Website Yeah, that's pretty much it. :-\

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11th August 2001, 18:01	#3
sgt-d Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Earth Posts: 33	i will try that too... but still... i'm not testing this on anyone else's system, just locally, so the path is 100% correct. also, i am assuming they are using shell api calls here... winexec and shellexecute - winexec should work even without a full qualifying path, just so long as the exe you are trying to open is in your PATH statement. in that case, the windows folder is almost always part of the system PATH, so all i should have to do is Exec notepad.exe and it should work. I get nothing though - not even an error message. :/