Re: Using STRPCCMD with & in file name

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi John,

You use STRPCCMD to run ShellExec.  (Did you see the sample code I 
provided??)

I doubt there's any significant difference in execution speed, between 
using ShellExec and using a DOS prompt (which appears to be what you 
were doing) but I haven't done any benchmarks, either.



John Allen wrote:
> Scott,
>
> Thanks, I will try that.
> Do you know if ShellExec runs any faster or slower then STRPCCMD?
>
> Thanks again
>
> John
>
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> Subject: Re: Using STRPCCMD with & in file name
>
> Try invoking it via ShellExec.  Something like this should work:
>
> CHGVAR VAR(&CMD) +
> VALUE('rundll32 shell32,ShellExec_RunDLL +
>        "\\192.168.2.60\ACCT\P&L 10-16-2009.PDF"' )
> STRPCCMD PCCMD(&CMD) PAUSE(*NO)
>
>
> John Allen wrote:
> > We have been using STRPCCMD to display PDF files in the IFS. Works great.
> >
> > Just had a user create a PDF file that contained an & in the PDF file name
> > (P&L statement.PDF)
> >
> >  
> >
> > When using STRPCPCM to display this file we get an error. It appears the
> > STRPCCMD is stopping at the & character
> >
> > STRPCCMD PCCMD('"\\192.168.2.60\ACCT\P&L 10-16-2009.PDF"') PAUSE(*NO)  
> >
> >  
> >
> > Generates an error:
> >
> > 'L' is not recognized as an internal or external command
> >
> >  
> >
> > If I rename the file by changing the P&L to PNL everything works fine
> >
> > I tried enclosing the & in quotes and that did not help
> >
> >  
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >  
> >
> >  
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >  
> >
> > John
> >
> >  
> >
> >