Executable not behaving correctly when launched using shell on Windows

[Scott Rossi]

On 9/29/03 10:48 AM, "Trevor DeVore" <lists at mangomultimedia.com> wrote:

> I created an installer which launches the executable after installing
> the program.  In the installer code when the user clicks on the "Launch
> Program" button the installer launches the program using applescript on
> mac and shell on windows.  On the Mac everything works fine.  On
> Windows, the splash screen appears, then disappears but never opens the
> main program stack window.  The process is open, but no window.
> Everything works fine if I double click on the program executable
> directly.
> 
> The code I use to open the app from the installer is:
> put shortFilePath (pFilePath) into pFilePath
> set hideConsoleWindows to true
> put shell ("start" && pFilePath) into tError
> 
> Has anyone encountered something similar and know of a solution?

You might be missing a title parameter in your shell string.  Try:

  put empty into tTitle
  put shell ("start" && tTitle && quote & pFilePath & quote) into tError

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design
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