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[azure]

hello!

I want to run a program (pdftotext.exe) to process the files of a folder

F1::
Loop, C:\pdf\*.pdf
;A_LoopFileLongPath will contain the name of the file each time loop runs
RunWait, pdftotext.exe, C:\bin32
; I see in the examples and /c what is it?
; how do I add the parameters for pdftotext.exe ? eg output file, etc

thanks!

[CodeKiller]

F1::
RunWait Notepad.exe "this is a test file.txt"
Msgbox Notepad exited !
Return

F2::
File = test.bmp
RunWait Mspaint.exe "%File%"
Msgbox Mspaint exited !
Return

So :

RunWait FILE.EXE PARAM1 PARAM2 PARAM3

If needed enclose the PARAM with " ".

[azure]

RunWait, “pdftotext.exe -f 1 -l 1 -layout 1 1.txt”, E:\pdf\bin32\

?

[CodeKiller]

>_>

Do I kill myself now ???

Do you see "," in my example ?

RunWait pdftotext.exe -f 1 -l 1 -layout 1 "1.txt" "E:\pdf\bin32"

Don't use , and use " only for parameters wich can contain spaces in it "like filename)

A document, URL, executable file (.exe, .com, .bat, etc.), shortcut (.lnk), or system verb to launch (see remarks). If Target is a local file and no path was specified with it, A_WorkingDir will be searched first. If no matching file is found there, the system will search for and launch the file if it is integrated ("known"), e.g. by being contained in one of the PATH folders.

To pass parameters, add them immediately after the program or document name. If a parameter contains spaces, it is safest to enclose it in double quotes (even though it may work without them in some cases).

[JSLover]

RunWait, “...”

...those are "smart quotes"...aka...what I call "dumb quotes" (they won't work for code, but I don't like them anyway)...where did you type your message that caused them?...if it's only a glitch when typing on the forum, it's OK (you should still fix it tho, as it's confusing), but if those "special" quotes are in your real code, you'll have problems...

When you need quotes, use the normal quotes...

RunWait, "..."

...& here they are, bigger, for comparison...
Smart Quotes: “ ”
Normal Quotes: " "...remember: smart quotes do not work in code.

[azure]

okay

the original format is this:

In cmd, we type:

pdftotext.exe -f 1 -l 1 -layout <pdf_file_input> <text_file_output>

the exe to be run is a DOS program, so I need the "%comspec% /c" at the begining, but what is /c really? I didnt find any documentation about it

anyway, then, it should be:

RunWait %comspec% /c E:\pdf\bin32\pdftotext.exe -f 1 -l 1 -layout %A_LoopFileLongPath% %A_LoopFileName%.txt

right?

[garry]

need the "%comspec% /c" at the begining, but what is /c really?

open DOS window (cmd) and type cmd /? ( then see help to this DOS-command )
/c = close DOS
/k = keep DOS window open when command executed

see also hide (ahk-command)

[azure]

this doesnt work:

RunWait %comspec% /c E:\pdf\bin32\pdftotext.exe -f 1 -l 1 -layout input.pdf output.txt

it just flashes a cmd window

any hint?

[garry]

as mentioned above , command hide

RunWait %comspec% /c E:\pdf\bin32\pdftotext.exe -f 1 -l 1 -layout input.pdf output.txt,,hide

[azure]

RunWait %comspec% /c E:\pdf\bin32\pdftotext.exe -f 1 -l 1 -layout input.pdf output.txt,,hide

it simply doesnt work!
:S:S
any hint?

[HotKeyIt]

This works for me:

RunWait C:\Program Files\xpdfbin-win-3.03\bin32\pdftotext.exe -f 1 -l 1 -layout input.pdf output.txt,,hide

[azure]

yes, it works now

but why it doesnt work in this context?

Loop, C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\New Folder\*.pdf
{
RunWait C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\test\pdftotext.exe -f 1 -l 1 -layout -enc UTF-8 %A_LoopFileLongPath% %A_LoopFileLongPath%.txt,,hide
}

it should generate all *.pdf.txt files inside New Folder

[Leef_me]

it should generate all *.pdf.txt files inside New Folder

That may be what you want, but that is not what you programmed the script to do.

WorkingDir
The working directory for the launched item. Do not enclose the name in double quotes even if it contains spaces.
If omitted, the script's own working directory (A_WorkingDir) will be used.

[HotKeyIt]

Try quotes for filenames :?:

Loop, C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\New Folder\*.pdf

{

RunWait "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\test\pdftotext.exe" -f 1 -l 1 -layout -enc UTF-8 "%A_LoopFileLongPath%" "%A_LoopFileLongPath%.txt",,hide

}

[azure]

Try quotes for filenames :?:

that worked

but after that, the below line did not work:

FileMove, %A_LoopFileLongPath%, %A_LoopFileDir%%SampleID%.pdf

any hint?