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o_owd
15th May 2003 14:49 UTC

"ExecWait" "problem" " "
hello !

i am using in my inst. program the ExecWait command - i have to install MDAC. But i must execute this command :

mdac_type.exe /Q /C:"setup /QN1"

so my command should look like this:

ExecWait "$INSTDIR\mdac_type.exe /Q /C:"setup /QN1"".

but of course it does not work because the quotes.
have any ideas how to do this ? thanks.

PS: i earched the forum for this problem and found a lot of posts but did not understand a thing... :igor:
thanks again.

Joel
15th May 2003 15:51 UTC

Do you need the quotes.
Did you try it but without the quotes.


ExecWait "$INSTDIR\mdac_type.exe /Q /C:setup /QN1".

[edit]
Just remember:
If you use this:


MessageBox MB_OK "$\"I'm between quotes$\""
;the $\" is for Nsis create the "" in runtime, so:

ExecWait "$INSTDIR\mdac_type.exe /Q /C:$\"setup /QN1$\"".

:D
[/edit]

o_owd
15th May 2003 16:45 UTC

!!! YES !!!
Thanks man !

Really, thanks a lot ! i am trying this for a few days... finally.

God, i love this program...

Joel
15th May 2003 17:11 UTC

Glad It works :)
Just for a record, wich code did you use?
1. ExecWait "$INSTDIR\mdac_type.exe /Q /C:setup /QN1".
2. ExecWait "$INSTDIR\mdac_type.exe /Q /C:$\"setup /QN1$\"".

o_owd
15th May 2003 17:18 UTC

i used :
<< ExecWait "$INSTDIR\mdac_type.exe /Q /C:$\"setup /QN1$\"" >>

the first one i tried before and did not worked. the last part needed to be between quotes.
i was in the end a personal thing to do this. and to know for the future, because i managed to not use this line (before i got your answer): i unpacked manualy "mdac_typ.exe", i included the content in the package (NSIS) and run << ExecWait "setup /QN1" >>.

thanks again. it is the 3rd time i request help and i get it...

Sunjammer
15th May 2003 19:06 UTC

Would ExecWait '$INSTDIR\mdac_type.exe /Q /C:"setup /QN1"' work?

o_owd
16th May 2003 07:43 UTC

i used:
ExecWait "$INSTDIR\mdac_typ.exe /Q /C:$\"setup /QN1$\"".

but (after testing) this one works to:
ExecWait '$INSTDIR\mdac_type.exe /Q /C:"setup /QN1"'.

thanks.

I have another question (quotes again):
i have to make a shortcut like this :

CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_VARIABLE}\mylink.lnk" "$SYSDIR\rundll32.exe myfile.dll,Configure".

the shortcut is created correctly. but !, if i look in the prpreties of the link (after installing) at the Shortcut Tab at Target i have the correct path but with quotes, like this:
<< "C:\WINDOWS\rundll32.exe myfile.dll,Configure" >> and the shortcut does not function. if i delete the quotes it function correctly.

sorry for my bad english. have any ideas how to do this ?
thanks.

o_owd
16th May 2003 08:20 UTC

done. this is the code i used:

CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\test.lnk" "$SYSDIR\rundll32.exe" myfile.dll,Configure