Shell "start" with value

[xbury.cs at clearstream.com]

For most shell batches, if found it extremely useful to
1 test it in a real batch... this proves the shell command HAS to work
2 put the whole shell command into a variable - this makes it easier to 
debug...
3 Always enclose the paths (or verify that it needs) with quotes.

The verification is real easy: 

if there is a space in mypath or "&" is in mypath then quoteit(mypath)

Last but not least, and this is a real tough one to find:
make sure that the directory is a valid path before launching your shell. 

hope that gets you going!
cheers

---------------------=---------------------
Xavier Bury


use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com wrote on 27/07/2005 12:22:14:

> Ok should have given it 10 more minutes,
> Now I'm seeing it !
> got the line to work thanks for the direction,
> got it this way,
> 
> put "setx" && "iploc" && quote & tiPadd & quote && "-m" into sSetenv
> get shell (sSetenv)
> set the hideConsoleWindows to true
> 
> Thanks !!
> MisterX
> 
> On Tue, 2005-07-26 at 06:47 +0200, MisterX wrote:
> > for one, if there is a space in location, this will fail.
> > You will need to eclose it in quotes.
> > 
> > Second the iploc and tipadd are strings not values in the
> > quotes.
> > 
> >  get shell ("start" && quote & location & "setx.exe" & quote && IPLoc 
&&
> > tIPadd)
> > 
> > should work better
> > 
> > cheers
> > Xavier
> > http://monsieurx.com
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com 
> > > [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
Michael
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 06:39
> > > To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> > > Subject: Shell "start" with value
> > > 
> > > Hello, 
> > > 
> > > Have run into something I just seem to not solve and asking 
> > > if someone may have an answer to this one.
> > > I'm running the shell command for and environment add and 
> > > need to add the value with it, but of couse just get IPLOC=tIPadd.
> > > tIPadd is the value of and ipaddress. 
> > > Anyone know how I can get this in there, its WinXP so I'm 
> > > using the setx.exe file to get the environment add global.
> > > 
> > > get shell ("start" && location & "setx.exe IPLoc tIPadd")
> > > 
> > > Thanks for any help
> > > Michael
> > > 
> > > 
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