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{{Command|syntax=RUN_EXE < | {{Command|syntax=RUN_EXE <filename>, [<text to pass to exe>], [<add quotes>], [<wait for it to finish>] | ||
|description=: | |description=:Run an executable file. if the file does not reside in the current macro folder, then you must supply the complete pathname. If you want to run a system command (a program that resides in one of the fodlers listed in the current Windows Path), then you should use [[RUN_CMD]]. | ||
|param1=<exe filename>|param1_desc=Name of EXE to run | |param1=<exe filename>|param1_desc=Name of EXE to run | ||
|param2=[<text to pass to exe>]|param2_desc=Command line text to pass to EXE | |param2=[<text to pass to exe>]|param2_desc=Command line text to pass to EXE. Default is no text. | ||
|param3=[<add quotes>]|param3_desc= | |param3=[<add quotes>]|param3_desc=Set to 0 to use the text as supplied, 1 to to add quotes around it. Default is 1. | ||
|param4=[<wait for it to finish>]|param4_desc= | |param4=[<wait for it to finish>]|param4_desc=Set to 0 to start the EXE and then continue with the macro. 1 to wait until the EXE finished before continuing with the macro. Default is 1. | ||
}} | }} | ||
===Example=== | ===Example=== | ||
:RUN_EXE | :RUN_EXE "MyApp.exe", output_file$ | ||
:RUN_EXE "MyApp.exe", "DataFile.txt", 0, 1 | |||
:For an example macro see [[Get_Op_Tool_Path]] [[Run_Post]] | :For an example macro see [[Get_Op_Tool_Path]] [[Run_Post]] | ||
[[Category:Miscellaneous]] | [[Category:Miscellaneous]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:32, 16 August 2010
Command
- RUN_EXE <filename>, [<text to pass to exe>], [<add quotes>], [<wait for it to finish>]
- Run an executable file. if the file does not reside in the current macro folder, then you must supply the complete pathname. If you want to run a system command (a program that resides in one of the fodlers listed in the current Windows Path), then you should use RUN_CMD.
Parameters
- <exe filename>
- Name of EXE to run
- [<text to pass to exe>]
- Command line text to pass to EXE. Default is no text.
- [<add quotes>]
- Set to 0 to use the text as supplied, 1 to to add quotes around it. Default is 1.
- [<wait for it to finish>]
- Set to 0 to start the EXE and then continue with the macro. 1 to wait until the EXE finished before continuing with the macro. Default is 1.
Example
- RUN_EXE "MyApp.exe", output_file$
- RUN_EXE "MyApp.exe", "DataFile.txt", 0, 1
- For an example macro see Get_Op_Tool_Path Run_Post
