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I am designing automated software installers which allow users without admin rights to install program updates without the need to log calls with our helpdesk.

Most of the updaters are started by running a setup.exe file which is easily done using the Runas function.

However a few need to be run from executables with arguements after the executable included.

e.g
"C:\Program Files\BHPS\CYPI\Instlr\bin\update.exe" CYPI
G:\ENGLISH\..\Restart\setup C:\AIC,FALSE

Currently my script runs a batch file which in turn runs the above, this works but is not an ideal solution.
I would ideally like to have these run directly (i.e. included in the script) from the script is there anyway I can do this?

Cheers
Rob
SytnerIT

You can run programs with parameters, although if they contain a comma you need to escape it, eg:
Run, G:\ENGLISH\..\Restart\setup C:\AIC`,FALSE

If that doesn't work, try:
Run, update.exe CYPI, C:\Program Files\BHPS\CYPI\Instlr\bin\

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The first solution worked perfectly, many thanks for that, however the second failed. Do you have any other suggestions, if not, I'm sure there will be more input from other users.

Thanks again for this, much appreciated.

Rob

...I recommend never escaping anything...put it in a var & don't worry about escaping...


...also if what you have has percents, then you can not have to escape them too...


...that's an example for sending percent-example-percent as a param & not having AutoHotkey see it...rare, but that's how I'd do it...trying to "escape" each "special" char would give me a headache...

It's a matter of preference, I prefer to escape characters than create unnecessary variables.

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Cheers guys I now have them both working as required.

As I only use the first one once I will keep it as a literal value and the second I will store in a variable.

All the help is much appreciated.

Rob