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[briona]

Is it possible to pass an argument with the run command?
I have a script that reads the first command line argument for processing. I wan tto call this script from another script, but I don't see how to include the filename argument with the run command
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Brion

[sinkfaze]

What is your code for this?
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[briona]

Here is teh code form my test script:

;Var to hold files we are working with
DBfiles = test1, test2, test3
loop, parse, DBfiles, ,
{
currentfile= %A_Loopfield%
Run, c:\script\DBcopy.ahk %currentfile%
}

I get an error:
Error: Faild attampt to launch program or document:
Action: <c:\script\DBcopy.ahk test1>
Params: <>
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Brion

[Krogdor]

First off, make sure that the file C:\script\DBcopy.ahk exists (I'm assuming it does).

You might also try enclosing the parameters and/or filename in double quotes:

[briona]

Thank you for the sugestions.
-Yes, the file does exist, and if I take off the argument, it runs (but of course then there is no file to work on).

-I tried the quotes adn got the following error:
Line text: "Run, c:\script\DBcopy.ahk" "%CurrentFile%"
Error: This line does not contain a recognized action.
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Brion

[Krogdor]

Oops...
Run, "c:\script\DBcopy.ahk" "%CurrentFile%"

Quote in the wrong spot

[briona]

I get the same error with and without quotes. I am also seeing another error that comes up prior to the one quoted above.

Error:
The procedure entry point GetProcessImageFileNameW could not be located in the dynamic link library PSAPI.DLL
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Brion

[briona]

The new error only come up if I use the qutoes
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Brion

[Superfraggle]

looks to me like the currentfile variable is blank, check it with a message biox before you try the run command.
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[briona]

The currentfile var is fine, containing the first file test1

If you look at the action line from the error mentionded above:
Action: <c:\script\DBcopy.ahk test1>
It looks to me like the line is being rendard properly, just dosen't like the arg.
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Brion

[briona]

When I go into help, it say that I am using version 1.0.38.03. Would a newer version fix this problem?
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Brion

[engunneer]

it wouldn't hurt. there are many good features added since then
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[briona]

Thank you everyone for your help! I think we finally got it!

In the end it looks like it took 2 things to fix it:
1) upgrading Auto Hotkey
2) chaning teh run line to as follows:
Run, %A_Ahkpath% c:\script\DBcopy.ahk %currentfile%
What dose the %A_Ahkpath% do in this command?
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Brion