toolbar.4d syntax

[Phil Baird]

I was wondering if anyone can tell me how to use spaces in the createprocess command in the toolbars file.

Command "createprocess c:\program files\myprog.exe"

The above line does not work because of the space.

Thanks

Phil

[Mark Clews]

put it in inverted commas ie Command "macro -no_console -close_on_exit $LIB/Convert_poly_panel.4do"

[Phil Baird]

Thanks Mark

My example has a space between program and files

If I use

Command "createprocess c:\program files\myprog.exe"
or
Command "createprocess "c:\program files\myprog.exe""

neither works

[Sam Cech]

try

Command "createprocess \"c:/program files/myprog.exe\""

[Phil Baird]

Hi Sam

Your suggestion resulted in this

CreateProcess failed !

c:/program "files/internet" "explorer/iexplore.exe"

I know that the Createprocess command wants a single literal string but how can you have spaces in a single string without using "" these?

[Sam Cech]

[Nathan Podlich]

Hi Phil,

In case you have not sorted the problem out - Sam had the right idea but the wrong slashes.

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Toolbar "Internet Explorer" {
Button "Internet Explorer" {
Command "createprocess \"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe\""
Icon          "C:\WINDOWS\Coffee Bean.bmp"
}
}

An alternative method would be to add the location of the executable to the environment variable PATH in your login script or similar with the line

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PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer

You could then open iexplore no matter the working directory.

Hope this helps,
Nathan

Edit:
FYI - For an explanation of the slashes suggested by Sam, Wikipedia provides a sufficient explanation - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_character