Running an exe in the same directory

[jason8]

I'm building my project as a web/email executable and I want to run an application in the same directory as that executable (whereever it is run from) when a user clicks a button.

I'm using this code but it doesnt seem to work.

File.Open("myapp.exe", "", SW_SHOWNORMAL);

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Jason

[yosik]

File.Open is to open a file. In order to run an exe, you need to use the File.Run action.

Good luck
Yossi

[Daniel TM]

I'm building my project as a web/email executable and I want to run an application in the same directory as that executable (whereever it is run from) when a user clicks a button.

I'm using this code but it doesnt seem to work.

File.Open("myapp.exe", "", SW_SHOWNORMAL);

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Jason

try this:

get_current_folder = Folder.GetCurrent();
run_myapp = File.Run("AutoPlay\\Docs\\myapp.exe", "", ""..get_current_folder.."", SW_SHOWNORMAL, false);

If you copy the script above and paste it into a button, once you click on that button your AutoPlay Application will run myapp.exe from the same folder your executable is.

[Intrigued]

Take a look at my example I worked out for AMS 6 (works in AMS 6). It was even added to the Examples section for AMS 5:

http://www.indigorose.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11327

Or, here is the code:

--[[ NOTE:  This function only works AFTER you Build (F7) the project!

     The following function takes one argument (runexe = path and name of .exe)...
     and returns one string (strPath = the path of...
     the location of the .exe), NOT the temp ran-from location!
]]

function fnEXEOrigLoca(runexe)
	resFile = File.Run(runexe, "", "", SW_SHOWNORMAL, false)
	
	strCWF = Folder.GetCurrent()
		strPath = String.Replace(_CommandLineArgs[1], "SFXSOURCE:", "", true)
			return strPath;
end

-- An example "function call" (to use the function)
fnEXEOrigLoca(_DesktopFolder.."\\app_name.exe")

    -- This Message box can be removed (it's just for visual feedback)
	Dialog.Message("", strPath)

[jason8]

get_current_folder = Folder.GetCurrent();
run_myapp = File.Run("AutoPlay\\Docs\\myapp.exe", "", ""..get_current_folder.."", SW_SHOWNORMAL, false);

Thanks for the help but trying to use that doesn't work either.

I've built a file called slideshow.exe in autoplay, and another file called player.exe. I dont want to put myapp.exe into slideshow's autoplay files.
I want slideshow.exe and myapp.exe to be in the same directory and a button in slideshow.exe to run myapp.exe.

Any suggestions?

Thanks again

[Intrigued]

Jason, his code does not work because the Docs folder of the AMS project is not the home of the .exe at run-time. Please note my post below his (and one above your last post here). It shows you how to access the folder of the AMS .exe, again, at run-time. It works after you have built the project to a .exe.

Work with that code and you will find success, for sure.

[jason8]

When I run this code, it only wants to run something in the desktop folder, i've tried to work out how to run a file from the same directory, but it keeps failing and in the dialog box it shows just the name and path of the exe I am running and not the one I want to run.

function fnEXEOrigLoca(runexe)
resFile = File.Run(runexe, "", "", SW_SHOWNORMAL, false)

strCWF = Folder.GetCurrent()
strPath = String.Replace(_CommandLineArgs[1], "SFXSOURCE:", "", true)
return strPath;
end

-- An example "function call" (to use the function)
fnEXEOrigLoca(_DesktopFolder.."\\app_name.exe")

-- This Message box can be removed (it's just for visual feedback)
Dialog.Message("", strPath)

Any ideas?

[jason8]

Figured it out now. Thank you.

local ncnt = Table.Count(_CommandLineArgs);
	for n, cmline in _CommandLineArgs do
		if (n == ncnt) then
		strSFXmid = String.Mid(_CommandLineArgs[n], 11, -1); -- return string to right of SFXSOURCE:
		strSFXApPath = String.SplitPath(strSFXmid).Drive..String.SplitPath(strSFXmid).Folder;
		
		Dialog.Message("Debug Only Notice", strSFXApPath);
		File.Run(strSFXApPath.."\\myapp.exe", "", "", SW_SHOWNORMAL, false)
		end
	end

[Intrigued]

Great Jason! I know that feeling of victory you have just felt, oh, it's addictive!