How to pass a FileBrowse result to Command Line

[Karlos34]

Need to pass the filename from the file selected using "Dialog FileBrowse" to a command line .exe argument

Anyone know this can be done

Here is my current script

result = Dialog.FileBrowse(true, "Load File", _DesktopFolder, "Microsoft Word Document (*.doc)|*.doc|All Files (*.*)|*.*|", "", "", false, true);


I need the filename in result[1] to be added to a command line with File.Run but I think the table needs changing to a string for it to work?

[Ulrich]

The value stored in result[1] is a string and no further conversion is required.

Ulrich

[Old Fellow]

You could use "File.Open"

WordDocument = Dialog.FileBrowse(true, "Load File", _DesktopFolder, "Microsoft Word Document (*.doc,*.docx)|*.doc;*.docx|All Files (*.*)|*.*|", "", "", false, true);
File.Open(WordDocument[1], "", SW_SHOWNORMAL);

I added .docx too into the mix. I believe newer Microsoft Office Word default saves files with the .docx extension.

Hope this helps.

[Karlos34]

Thanks for the reply, I am using another filetype word doc was just an example

my command line program does not seem to be accepting the filename string from Dialoge.FileBrowse as the file to use

I select file test.doc with file browser dialogue

result = File.Run("AutoPlay\\Docs\\go.exe", "write", WordDocument[1], "AutoPlay\\Docs", SW_SHOWNORMAL, false); - NOT Working

If I add a filename manually it works ok
result = File.Run("AutoPlay\\Docs\\go.exe", "write test.doc", "AutoPlay\\Docs", SW_SHOWNORMAL, false);

[Old Fellow]

what is it your are actually wanting to do ?

Run a .exe within a AMS project by using file browse ? This "go.exe" ?

[Old Fellow]

Does this help ?

exeFileBrowse = Dialog.FileBrowse(true, "Locate File", _DesktopFolder, "Executable Files (*.exe)|*.exe|", "", "dat", false, false);
File.Run(exeFileBrowse[1], "", "", SW_SHOWNORMAL, false);

Can you explain what your "go.exe" is. Is it just an example ?

I tested my script and it allows me to search for a .exe and run it.

[colc]

File Browse RETURNS
A table containing the list of paths to the files that were selected. Each individual path can be accessed at it's table index.

Your file test.doc is located in the same folder as go.exe?

You need to concatenate your strings eg: "Write" and the string returned from File Browse

try:

result = File.Run("AutoPlay\\Docs\\go.exe", "write ".. WordDocument[1], "AutoPlay\\Docs", SW_SHOWNORMAL, false);

[Karlos34]

it might be because its giving a full path is there a way to get rid of the path and just use the filename from FileBrowse ?

file is in the same directory as go.exe, I am new to this not done any programming for years

[Karlos34]

Thanks for the reply, I am sure its something simple I am missing but cant get the .exe to accept the string as a filename, works find when entered directly

tried the script but not working no response from go.exe like it cant accept WordDocument[1] as a filename

[colc]

to get filename use something like this :

tFiles = Dialog.FileBrowse(true, "Browse", "", "All Files (*.*)|*.*|", "", "", true, false);

-- Ensure tFiles contains something, and the user didn't press cancel
if tFiles and tFiles[1] ~= "CANCEL" then
-- Traverse the table containing the selected file paths
for nIndex, sFilePath in pairs(tFiles) do

-- Set sText to the filename (without extension) using String.SplitPath
sText = String.SplitPath(sFilePath).Filename;
sExtn = String.SplitPath(sFilePath).Extension;
sFile = sText..sExtn
end
end

then use
result = File.Run("AutoPlay\\Docs\\go.exe", "write "..sFile, "AutoPlay\\Docs", SW_SHOWNORMAL, false);

[Old Fellow]

This is from one of my projects, to split the the file path down

image_split = String.SplitPath(Image_input); -- this breaks everypart of the filepath
image_split_drive_letter = image_split.Drive;
image_split_folder = image_split.Folder;
image_split_image_name = image_split.Filename; -- this is the image file name
image_split_file_extension = image_split.Extension; -- this the image file extension
Image_fullName = image_split_image_name..image_split_file_extension
WorkingFolder = image_split_drive_letter..image_split_folder

change (Image_input) to (WordDocument[1]) and see if that works

I called it "image_split" cause I was dealing with .iso images, you can name it to suit your needs.



This gives the name of the .exe file

exeFileBrowse = Dialog.FileBrowse(true, "Locate File", _DesktopFolder, "Executable Files (*.exe)|*.exe|", "", "dat", false, false);
--File.Run(exeFileBrowse[1], "", "", SW_SHOWNORMAL, false);

image_split = String.SplitPath(exeFileBrowse[1]); -- this breaks everypart of the filepath
image_split_drive_letter = image_split.Drive;
image_split_folder = image_split.Folder;
image_split_image_name = image_split.Filename; -- this is the image file name
image_split_file_extension = image_split.Extension; -- this the image file extension
Image_fullName = image_split_image_name..image_split_file_extension
WorkingFolder = image_split_drive_letter..image_split_folder


result = Dialog.Message("Notice", Image_fullName, MB_OK, MB_ICONINFORMATION, MB_DEFBUTTON1);

[Karlos34]

Thanks, mutch appreciated for taking the time to help, splitting the filename code worked , will try to work out why it works when split but not when full path is given

Again many thanks for the solution