Problem with Blanks in Pathname

[kottan]

Hi,
i want to start an application with the run method e.g.:

set objShell = wscript.createObject("wscript.shell&quot
objShell.run("c:\in test\notepad.exe&quot

But Vbscript doesn't like the blank in "in test"
What do I have to do to make the script working properly?

regards

Björn

 

[hithere]

try inserting %20 in your path like this.

set objShell = wscript.createObject("wscript.shell&quot
objShell.run("c:\in[red]%20[/red]test\notepad.exe&quot

that or if you can change the folder name, change it to something like:

set objShell = wscript.createObject("wscript.shell&quot
objShell.run("c:\in[red]_[/red]test\notepad.exe&quot

hth
mb

 

[DavePilot]

The first problem I see is having the parentheses around your path. You don't need that in VBScript if you are just calling a sub/function and not expecting a return value.

You can add the double quotes to the beginning and end to fix the space problem. ie.

objShell.run """c:\in test\notepad.exe"""

hth
Dave

 

[Guest_imported]

If you are trying to use this as a stand alone program and not HTML, try below. For some reason the """ does not work.

quote = Chr(34)
pgm = "AMC Installation Help.hhp"
Set objWSHShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell&quot
objWSHShell.Run quote & pgm & quote