[RBASE-L] - Re: Launch Question

[Mike Byerley]

Bob,
 Put your Launch command in the string and then do (first inspect the value 
of the string to be certain of the quote balance)

&vLaunch


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I guess I will have to fall back and do the batch file method to execute the 
HTTPGET program. I was

really hoping to be able to stay within Rbase and use the LAUNCH. I dislike 
having to deal with command prompt /Dos windows popping up. This process 
will run be running constantly so now I will that screen popping up all the 
time. But it does not seem that I can pass a double quote in the parameter 
list so I may not have any other choice.



Thanks everyone for the thoughts.


-Bob


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-Bob


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Good idea, but alas, no change. The double quotes still get misplaced.



The parameter has to have the double quotes in the line as they are part of 
the parameter itself. So setting my Rbase quote setting is not the issue. 
(Thanks for the idea though Steve V.)



It is definitely the double quotes. Using the batch test suggestion below, I 
can pass xxx* fine, but

not a xxx "test". When doing the second example, the last double quote gets 
pushed to the front of the

parameter line. I.E. "xxx "test



I will keep experimenting.



-Bob






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Try building the string using all variables for the quotes that are 
embedded.



Set var vdoublequote = (char(34))

Set var vquote = (Char(44))



set var vParameters = (.vquote + ‘-0’ + .vdoublequote + ‘Test.dat’ + 
.vdoublequote + etc )

That way the quotes and doubles wont confuse it.




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Excellent suggestion on the batch test!

I did this and see that all the parameters are being passed, but not quite 
correctly.



The parameters are sent as this:



-0 "Test.dat" -r -S "*SRA" 192.168.0.83:1000



but the batch file displays that the double quotes got misplaced. It reads:



"-o "Test.dat" -r -S "*SRA 192.168.0.83:1000



For some reason the last double quote located after SRA is being pushed to 
the front of

the parameter string. Or at least that is the way the batch file is 
reporting it as such.



Thanks again. It is pointing me to the issue anyway.



-Bob





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From: "Dave McCann" <rb...@classicmicro.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 4:54:44 PM
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Launch Question

Bob: You CAN use launch to run EXE files and parameters, I do it with a text 
editing program and pass the filename for it to open as a parameter. You 
didn't say what exactly happens so I assume you just see nothing going on?

One simple thing to check is the path of your EXE, is it in the directory 
where your database resides? Perhaps there is trouble finding the EXE file. 
If you launch without parameters what happens? Does the EXE run?

Another thing you might do is setup a simple batch file such as:
rem TEST.BAT with parameters
@echo off
echo beginning of test
echo %1
echo %2
echo %3
echo %4
echo %5
echo end of test
pause

Use the batch file name in place of the EXE in your launch and it will 
display what parameters are getting passed to the batch file which might 
help you find out if one of the parameters is not getting passed as you 
expect (like the quotes).


On 4/13/2011 1:36 PM, ttc....@comcast.net wrote:




My day to ask questions! I need to launch an external program with 
parameters. Here is my code:



set var vLaunch = 'HTTPGET.exe'
set var vParameters = '-0 "Test.dat" -r -S "*SRA" 192.168.0.83:1000'
set var vLaunch = (.vLaunch & '|' & .vParameters & '|W')



Launch .vLaunch





It does not work. Are the double quotes allowed in the parameters?



Any other thoughts?



Thanks again,



-Bob