fscommand, exec an application with parameters

[Louis]

To register screens I am using Screencam from Lotus.
With this product it is possible to create self running program (let me call it demo.exe).
When you execute demo.exe Screencam displays its Logo and its control panel.
You may want to suppress those displays using:
demo.exe /shc.

This works fine from MS-DOS of from office product like Powerpoint.

Within Flash I use
fscommand("exec","demo.exe") or
fscommand("exec","demo.exe /shc")
In both cases I have the same results as if the /shc parameters were ignored.


Any info, to help me?

[axel]

use chr(9) as a argument separator

[Louis]

Hi Axel,

I got your reply, but if you don't mind I need some additional information.

I tried several options (among which):
fscommand("exec","demo.exe"+chr(9)+"/shc")
fscommand("exec","demo.exe"+chr(9)+"shc")

with the same results... the shc parameters seem ineffective

How would you write the fscommand in order to be equivalent to the MS-DOS:
demo.exe /shc

Regards

[Edited by Louis on 03-05-2001 at 09:53 AM]

[axel]

this should be working:
fscommand("exec","demo.exe"+chr(9)+"/shc")

this syntax is ok -> test it with notepad

but probably this exe uses non-standard parameter reading/parsing - to test this write a bat file with a "demo[alt+num0+num0+num9)]/shc" line (check if there is a chr(9) with hex preview)

if this won't run nothing(nobody?) can help you :-(

[Louis]

Hi Axel,

I don't know what was wrong with my first tests...but anyway,

I tried your proposal with notepad... fine
I restarted with my screencam "demo.exe /src" and then I succeeded with
fscommand ("exec","demo.exe"+chr(9)+"/shc")

Thanks a lot

[Sawn]

I'm having the same problem, except I'm trying to get my Flash 5 Projector file to play Windows's CD Player.

Here's what I got:

fscommand ("exec","cdplayer"+chr(9)+"/play")

I've also tried:

fscommand ("exec","cdplayer"+chr(32)+"/play")
fscommand ("exec","cdplayer"+chr(9)+"-play")
fscommand ("exec","cdplayer"+chr(32)+"-play")
fscommand ("exec","cdplayer /play")
fscommand ("exec","cdplayer -play")

Nothing gets the CD to start playing!! Louis, how did you solve your problem?

Thanx in advance guys!!!

-Sawn

[elkraneo]

anyone knows how to do it in MAC?