#132872 - 2005-01-24 05:10 PM
commands with vars from an ini-file
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Anonymous
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Hi,
I want to make a script that reads an ini-file in which there are commands. Those commands have to be executed. No problem when I use drive-letters: s:\calc.exe
But in one command there is an environment variable (%qlserver%) which contains \\server1.
So I want to execute %qlserver%\store\calc.exe
But nothing happens. The "shell $cmd" isn't executed in the line with the %qlserver%.
When I put an '? $cmd' in front of it I can see the right command.
So I have an logon.ini file with
%qlserver%\store\calc.exe
and a test.kix with
If Open (1,@LSERVER + "\store\logon.ini",2) = 0
$cmd = ReadLine(1)
While @ERROR <> -1 ;eof
Shell $cmd
$cmd = ReadLine(1)
Loop
$ = Close (1)
EndIf
What am I doing wrong?
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#132873 - 2005-01-24 05:26 PM
Re: commands with vars from an ini-file
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Howard Bullock
KiX Supporter
Registered: 2000-09-15
Posts: 5809
Loc: Harrisburg, PA USA
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Checking the manual yields:
ExpandEnvironmentVars( )
Action: Expands any environment variables inside a string to the corresponding plain text value.
Syntax: EXPANDENVIRONMENTVARS ("string")
Parameter: String
The string you want to expand.
Returns: The expanded string.
Example: $Value = ReadValue( "HKLM\System\CurrentControlset\Control\Windows", "SystemDirectory")
? ExpandEnvironmentVars( $Value )
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#132875 - 2005-01-24 09:28 PM
Re: commands with vars from an ini-file
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Anonymous
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Already tried.
$cmd contains %qlserver%\store\calc.exe but does not execute within the shell-command.
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#132876 - 2005-01-24 11:20 PM
Re: commands with vars from an ini-file
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kholm
Korg Regular
Registered: 2000-06-19
Posts: 714
Loc: Randers, Denmark
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You could try using the Execute() function to translate any macros/vars or env-vars to text.
Your test.kix should then be like this:
Code:
If Open (1,@LSERVER + "\store\logon.ini",2) = 0
$cmd = ReadLine(1)
While @ERROR = 0 ;eof
$RC = Execute('$$cmd=$cmd')
Shell $cmd
$cmd = ReadLine(1)
Loop
$ = Close (1)
EndIf
-Erik
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#132877 - 2005-01-25 10:51 AM
Re: commands with vars from an ini-file
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Richard H.
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Registered: 2000-01-24
Posts: 4946
Loc: Leatherhead, Surrey, UK
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Quote:
Already tried.
$cmd contains %qlserver%\store\calc.exe but does not execute within the shell-command.
Did you try to run under %COMSPEC%? You will need to do this if you want to expand environment variables on the command line.
You also need to ensure that the environment variable is available - it depends on how you set it.
You will also need to protect the command path if it contains spaces.
Your SHELL command should look like this:
Code:
Shell '"'+%COMSPEC%+'" /C "'+$cmd+'"'
If @ERROR "Got error in SHELL: ["+@ERROR+"] "+@SERROR+@CRLF EndIf
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#132878 - 2005-01-26 09:46 PM
Re: commands with vars from an ini-file
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Anonymous
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thanx to you all I have a part of the solution:
Shell("%comspec% /c " + $test) does it!
Thank you very much!
And do you also have a solution if there is a kix-macro in the ini-file:
@scriptdir\calc.exe
Also this one won't run.
Here I can't use the comspec-trick. @scriptdir\calc.exe has to be executed as c:\temp\calc.exe.
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