[jawsscripts] Re: Run command with spaces
- From: "Martin Slack" <m.g.slack@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:24:58 -0000
The Run command doesn't understand long file names. The microsoft way to
shorten them is shown below (assuming each folder / file is the first one in
alphabetic order):
Run("C:\\Docume~1\\Jones\\Applic~1\\Freedo~1\\JAWS\\9.0\\Settings\\enu\\Delete~1.exe")
hth
Martin
----- Original Message -----
From: "jaws tech" <jawsmaster@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 11:10 PM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Run command with spaces
> Wow. I am really confused by some of the syntax being given here, such
> as:
> Run("\"" + "command here" + "\"")
> I understand the use of double quotes within the outer quotes but this
> doesn't seem consistent with other
> languages that I've used.
>
> Anyway, I have tried several permutations based on the answers already
> given
> and none seem to work.
> My command is given below. If someone could please help me understand by
> putting this into the proper
> format it would be greatly appreciated. It will probably sink in once I
> see
> it done in full.
>
> *
>
> Run("C:\\Documents and Settings\\Jones\\Application Data\\Freedom
> Scientific\\JAWS\\9.0\\Settings\\enu\\Delete_pdf.exe")
> *
> Thanks.
> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Jim Bauer <holdsworthfan@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> The string needs to be enclosed in backslash-escaped quotes
>> (\"<pathString>\").
>>
>> Original message
>> from: "jaws tech" <jawsmaster@xxxxxxxxx>
>> subject: [jawsscripts] Run command with spaces
>> date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:16:19 -0500
>>
>> >Is it possible to use the run command on an executable that is in a path
>> >that contains spaces?? So
>> >far it is not working for me unless I am missing something.
>> >Thanks.
>> >
>> >
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