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How can I get my batch file to run with a flag?


This doesn't work.
This does work, but doesn't contain the flag.

Maybe shell out instead of launch would work.

This didn't work either.

shawnblc wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:30 pm

This didn't work either.

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  set the itemDelimiter to "/"
   put (item 1 to -2 of the effective fileName of this stack) & "\scripts\runme\runme.bat -h" into tfile
   -- launch document tfile
   get shel(tfile)
   

"Didn't work" measn no action happened at all, or an action happened but the result was unexpected, or it threw an error, or...?

The console window pops up and immediately closes.

shawnblc wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:56 pm

The console window pops up and immediately closes.

That's expected on Windows. It may even be a sign of success. You can control that with the hideConsoleWindows global property.

The key is: did the target program run? Did it do what you were expecting? If not, did it return an error to your calling script?

No the target program did not do what I want. No error was reported.

You may need to experiment with the quotes wrapping the path you provide.
1, what do you get if you answer tfile immediately before the shell command.
2, on Windows you could need a dummy pair of double quotes before the tfile path to act as an empty title for the console window (put quote & quote & space before tfile - but again the whole wrapping in correct pairs of quotes could be an issue)

@SparkOut when I put answer tfile I get the appropriate response. I'll experiment with quotes.

What is the appropriate response? By which I mean, if you copy and paste *exactly* that into a command prompt, what happens?
If it works, then a dummy console title of a pair of double quotes beforehand might be the answer. If not, your whole variable and / or quote wrapping is an issue.

SparkOut wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 15, 2019 11:55 pm

What is the appropriate response? By which I mean, if you copy and paste *exactly* that into a command prompt, what happens?
If it works, then a dummy console title of a pair of double quotes beforehand might be the answer. If not, your whole variable and / or quote wrapping is an issue.

If copy and pasted exactly into a command prompt I get the help menu that I expect to.

So, what do you get with

@SparkOut the above didn't work either, same thing ... the console popped up and disappeared. This has me stopped in my tracks.

I have a test file attached.

shawnblc wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:47 am

@SparkOut the above didn't work either, same thing ... the console popped up and disappeared. This has me stopped in my tracks.

I have a test file attached.

Hi

in your tron.bat file :

:: Requirements: Run from the current users desktop. Run as Administrator.

do you run the bat file as Administrator ?

Yes. Even if the app is compiled and the exe is run as administrator the same thing happens (console flashes). You can also do runas Administrator in lc scripting. The bat file just can't be run from the Program Files directory.