I would have thought that it was the Run method of the Wshshell object (or
even the execute program code within windows), not wscript, that sees the
space as the delimiter of the name of the program to be run, not the end of
string. Try typing that same command at a DOS prompt, and I think you will
see the same result.
Note that the docs refer to the first parameter as "strCommand", not
"strExecutableProgram". Also note other examples given in the NG where
actual parameters are passed by delimiting them with spaces in the
strCommand parameter.
/Al
WScript sees the space as the end of the string. There are several ways to
work around this.
1) Use triple double quotes
oShell.Run """C:\Program Files\Test.Exe""",1,True
2) Use the ANSI character code for a double quote:
oShell.Run Chr(34) & "C:\Program Files\Test.Exe" & Chr(34),1,True
Several other ways, but you get the idea.
--
Bill James
Microsoft MVPDTS
?Win9x VBScript Utilities?
www.billsway.com/vbspage/
Quote:
> Hi,
> I need help: I can't start programs in folders containing spaces. When I
use
> the following little vbs-Script:
> set oShell=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> oShell.Run "C:\Program Files\Test.Exe",1,True
> I get the error-message: "File not found", because there are spaces in the
> folder "Program Files".
> On www.winscripter.com I got the hint to change the 2. command-Line as
> follows:
> oShell.Run "\"C:\\Program Files\\Test.Exe\"",1,True
> When I do so, I get the error-message "Anweisungsende erwartet" (maybe in
> english: end of command/expression expected)
> Can anybody tell me, how to change the progam ?
> Thanks beforehand,
> Michael
Spaces in Folders