Don't understand Run Program ???

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OK, there is something I seem to not understand at all.
After copying files on the target machine, I need to run a couple of
batch files. It looks like they are not run at all while if I click on
them after the install has run, they behave exactly as expected.

It looks like the install does not wait on those tasks to execute,
while the wait box is checked.

Maybe it's something I don't get, as I am just (re) starting to use
SetupBuilder.

Thanks for any help

Bernard

PS-BTW, I use batch files, because before I had put separate Run
program statements, but only the first one was working properly.

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Hi Bernard,

I don't know exactly how you "run" the .bat files from the installer. But
batch files aren't Windows "programs" and so you can't directly run nor wait
from them.

To run a batch file, you must start the command interpreter (cmd.exe).

Something like:

cmd yourbatch.bat

in your "Run Command Line..." or "Run Program..." function should work.

Does this help?

Friedrich

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>Does this help?
Yes it does! I did not put any "cmd" in there. Will do and test,
thanks!

Bernard

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Hi friedrich,
I´m trying to do this with thr RUN clarion command:

RUN('cmd MyBatch.bat',1)

but it only runs de cmd, not the batch file.
What am I doing wrong??

Thanks
Alberto

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Alberto,

> I´m trying to do this with thr RUN clarion command:
>
> RUN('cmd MyBatch.bat',1)
>
> but it only runs de cmd, not the batch file.
> What am I doing wrong??

I think you need fully qualified pathnames.

Friedrich

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I´m coding exactly the following:

RUN('cmd c:\mydir\MyBatch.bat',1)

Is this what you are telling about pathnames?

(running on W7)

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SOLVED!!!!

Need to add /C like:

RUN('cmd /C c:\mydir\MyBatch.bat',1)

Thanks