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Originally posted by Chris Boulton
Starting a program:
var shell = new ActiveXObject("wscript.shell");
shell.Run("notepad.exe");

(Will start notepad.exe)

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i'm not completely sure because i usually use CreateProcess but what happens if you go like.

code:

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var shell = new ActiveXObject("wscript.shell");
shell.Run("../aa.exe");

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quote:

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Originally posted by tobias
How would you start an application not in the default windows directory, like iTunes, XFire, FireFox, etc.?

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code:

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function _start_app(_path){
    new ActiveXObject('WScript.Shell').run(_path);
}

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code:

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_start_app('C:\\Program Files\\iTunes\\iTunes.exe');

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Thank you. Now to get to work!

EDIT: Not working, from what I can see.


function _start_app(_path){
    new ActiveXObject('WScript.Shell').run(_path);
}
function OnEvent_ChatWndSendMessage(ChatWind,Message)
{

(There are some if statements and things here)

            if(Message=="!photoshop"){
                MsgPlus.DisplayToast("Photoshop", aMessage);
                _start_app("c:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Photoshop CS\\Photoshop.exe");
            }
}

And it shows the taost, but doesn't launch the program, and most of the time it doesn't show up in the chat window if it starts with !, but this time it does.

P.S. I know you don't like people using ! commands, but I can't figure out how to get my commands on the / list.

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Originally posted by tobias
P.S. I know you don't like people using ! commands, but I can't figure out how to get my commands on the / list.

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code:

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function OnGetScriptCommands(){

    var ScriptCommands = '<ScriptCommands>';

         ScriptCommands += '<Command>';
         ScriptCommands += '<Name>purple</Name>';
         ScriptCommands += '<Description>Makes the window purple</Description>';
         ScriptCommands += '</Command>';

         ScriptCommands += '<Command>';
         ScriptCommands += '<Name>green</Name>';
         ScriptCommands += '<Description>Makes the window green</Description>';
         ScriptCommands += '</Command>';

    ScriptCommands  += '</ScriptCommands>';

              return ScriptCommands;
}

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Thanks, I'll add that now.
Now does anyone have any ideas as to my first problem?

does the debugger give an error?

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Originally posted by tobias

Now does anyone have any ideas as to my first problem?

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Originally posted by hmaster

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Originally posted by tobias

Now does anyone have any ideas as to my first problem?

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The problem is the spaces in the path. I don't know what to replace it with though. I've tried %20 but that didn't work.

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code:

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new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell").Run("\"C:\\Path Containing Spaces\"");

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code:

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new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell").Run('"C:\\Path Containing Spaces"');

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code:

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function _start_app(_path){
    new ActiveXObject('WScript.Shell').run('"' + _path + '"');
}

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Thanks for that .

It looks like what you're trying to do is run programs based on commands?

This can already be done with the /run command and a quicktext

Or maybe he's making a customizable list where you can add programs for you to quickly open .

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Originally posted by hmaster
Or maybe he's making a customizable list where you can add programs for you to quickly open .

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Okay, I was able to get iTunes to work with this:

_start_app('C:\\Program Files\\iTunes\\iTunes.exe');

but Photoshop won't:

_start_app('C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Photoshop CS\\Photoshop.exe');

Any ideas why?

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Originally posted by tobias
Okay, I was able to get iTunes to work with this:

_start_app('C:\\Program Files\\iTunes\\iTunes.exe');

but Photoshop won't:

_start_app('C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Photoshop CS\\Photoshop.exe');

Any ideas why?

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quote:

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Originally posted by deAd
It looks like what you're trying to do is run programs based on commands?

This can already be done with the /run command and a quicktext

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quote:

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Originally posted by tobias
P.S. I know you don't like people using ! commands, but I can't figure out how to get my commands on the / list.

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I have read the replies, and they both contain spaces, which is why I'm confused. I did read most of the documentation. I am using ChatWndSendMessage(). I'm not currently on my computer, I'm on a laptop at school with a broken spacebar, so sorry if I missed the spacing on any words.

On a side note, either I am not handling commands correctly, or they are not returned empty. I'll read that section again.

EDIT: The documentation is blocked at the school, so it will have to wait until I get home.