Hello:
Basically, you change the ComSpec system environment variable to
"%SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe". So, if your system root is C:\Windows, the
ComSpec variable would need to be changed to "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe".
How you change a environment variable depends on which OS you're using. I'm
using Windows 2k, so did this:
1. Right-click My Computer
2. Click Properties
3. Click the Advanced tab
4. Click Environment Variables
5. Select ComSpec in the System Variables section
6. Click Edit
Of course, you need to make sure that Cmd.exe is actually on your system before
you do this. The same basic procedure is also used on NT. How you get to the
environment variables is a little different. However, it shouldn't be too hard
to figure out. Let me know if you have any problems.
Dean
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 3:30 PM
To: Dean Theophilou; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: using a command which includes spaces in the system()
functio n
How do you specify which one to use through the
'system' call?
--- Dean Theophilou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You could also use "Progra~1" instead of "Program
> Files". However, the real
> problem is that you're using "Command.com" rather
> than "Cmd.exe". Cmd.exe
> understands long file names, so my suggestion is
> that you use that if you can.
>
> Dean Theophilou
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
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> Behalf Of
> Swartwood, Larry H
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 3:00 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: using a command which includes spaces
> in the system()
> functio n
>
>
>
> You could also use Win32::GetShortPathName() first.
> This is untested but I
> have done used this approach before.
>
> Example:
> $path = Win32::GetShortPathName('C:\Program
> Files\WinCVS\Examdiff.exe');
> system( $path);
>
> Larry S.
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