Shell from a folder

[Björnke von Gierke]

answer folder ""
set the defaultfolder to it
put shell(ls)

The result changes depending on what folder i specify. so it works fine for me. Therefore I assume a scripting error on your part :P

On 16 Jan 2011, at 17:06, David Bovill wrote:

> I'm wandering if there is any relationship between "the defaultfolder" and
> where the "shell" function effectively operates from? I thought there was
> but it seems not... to get the same result as I would get from the command
> line I have to:
> 
>      shell_BashParamEscape pExecuteWhere
> 
>   *put* "cd" && pExecuteWhere && "&&" & space before someShell
> 
>   *put* someShell
> 
>   *put* shell (someShell) into shellResult
> 
> 
> 
>   /*
> 
>   -- this does not seem to work
> 
>   put the defaultfolder into oFolder
> 
>   set the defaultfolder to pExecuteWhere
> 
>   put shell (someShell) into shellResult
> 
>   set the defaultfolder to oFolder
> 
>   */
> 
> 
> 
> Is there a more elegant way?
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