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Help! Running a file in script folder

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confa
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Help! Running a file in script folder

hi guys! I need some help with this code!

code:
...
var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.shell");
shell.run("C:\\Program Files\\Messenger Plus! Live\\Scripts\\ScriptFolder\\MSN.exe");
...

that path works only in Windows 7 32 bit... so I tried...

code:
...
var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.shell");
var MSNexe = MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath + "\\MSN.exe"
shell.run(MSNexe);
...

but it doesn't works! why??

02-22-2010 06:56 PM

matty
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RE: Help! Running a file in script folder

Both should work...

02-22-2010 07:11 PM

confa
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O.P. RE: Help! Running a file in script folder

no, the second one give an unknown error in "shell.run(MSNexe);" maybe it's because the variable MSNexe is made by another variable (MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath) and this line want a string of text?
that's just an idea, I'm quite new in scripting xD any suggestion is welcomed

This post was edited on 02-22-2010 at 07:30 PM by confa.

02-22-2010 07:30 PM

pollolibredegrasa
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RE: Help! Running a file in script folder

The path contains spaces, so you need to enclose it in quotation marks. Try the following:

JScript code:
var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.shell");
var MSNexe = '"' + MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath + '\\MSN.exe"';
shell.run(MSNexe);

This post was edited on 02-22-2010 at 07:37 PM by pollolibredegrasa.

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02-22-2010 07:35 PM

confa
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O.P. RE: Help! Running a file in script folder

yeah it works! thanks

another thing: can I export this variable (MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath) (or MSNexe too) to a txt or any sort of file?
i need this path to be loaded by the batch file ran before (MSN.exe) and if I simply change the script it code will not work anyway

02-22-2010 07:53 PM

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RE: Help! Running a file in script folder

Javascript code:
var FSO = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var File = FSO.CreateTextFile(MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath + "\\Path.txt", true);
File.WriteLine(MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath + "\\MSN.exe");
File.Close();

This post was edited on 02-22-2010 at 08:18 PM by whiz.

02-22-2010 08:18 PM

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