RE: RUNRMTCMD and string parameters.

I'd probably just do 
CMD('Start "C:\TEMP\Change~1\createActionDoc.vbs" 77778 "A very long
description"') 
or try "escaping" the quotes to acknowledge their status as embedded
special characters: 
CMD('Start ""C:\TEMP\Change Control\createActionDoc.vbs"" 77778 ""A very
long description""')

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Pantzopoulos
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Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 8:13 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RUNRMTCMD and string parameters.

I am having a major problem with the RUNRMTCMD CMD parameter in regard
to the use of quotes with a path name which contains an embedded blank.

In essence, I want to run a vbscript program which accepts two
parameters. One is a 5 digit number, and the other is a string.
The vbscript program is in a folder which contains a blank in the path
name. 
Here is the CMD value:

RUNRMTCMD CMD('Start "C:\TEMP\Change Control\createActionDoc.vbs" 77778
"A very long description"') RMTLOCNAME('192.168.1.127' *IP)
RMTUSER(*NONE)    

77778 is a parameter to createActionDoc, as is A Very Long Description

When I issue this I get a message box with 77778 in the title and a
message saying  that Windows Cannot Find 7778. I presume this means that
windows thinks that 77778 is a program.

If I place the double quotes round the whole string after Start, I get a
new window, but nothing gets started:

RUNRMTCMD CMD('Start "C:\TEMP\Change Control\createActionDoc.vbs 77778 A
very long description"') RMTLOCNAME('192.168.1.127' *IP) RMTUSER(*NONE)

If I remove the double quotes from the path and restrict it to the
parameter string, windows tells me it can't find C:\TEMP\Change.
This of course is the path to the first blank in the path name. 

  RUNRMTCMD CMD('Start C:\TEMP\Change Control\createActionDoc.vbs 77778
"A
  very long description"') RMTLOCNAME('192.168.1.127' *IP)
RMTUSER(*NONE)

I can always place an underscore in between Change & Control, but I'd
rather not. I'd like to get on top of what is happening under the
covers.

Thanks In Advance.



Mike Pantzopoulos

EIG-Ansvar Limited
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Fax:  61 (3) 9614 2740
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