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Author:  BXF [ Wed May 27, 2015 6:47 pm ]
Post subject:  The "%3% parm no longer works
Running Win7 Pro X64.

It has been awhile since I used one particular custom command, which uses the "%3% option. When trying it now with 4.2.1 or 4.1.0, the temporary file with the selected file names is appropriately created, but the routine indicated in the Custom Command definition is not invoked.

I've reduced the routine to a single executable line (WsCript.Echo) and it still produces nothing. Replacing the "%3" with "%2" or "%1" works properly.

I have no idea when it stopped working.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.
Author:  Ivo [ Wed May 27, 2015 6:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The "%3% parm no longer works
Show me your exact script and the exact command line you use.
Author:  BXF [ Wed May 27, 2015 7:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The "%3% parm no longer works
The original command is "C:\Program Files X\BXF Scripts\SelectFPV.exe" "%3"

but for debugging purposes (after the problem appeared) was replaced with "D:\Scripts\VBScript\SelectFPV.vbs" "%3"

At which time the script was reduced to:

Option Explicit

DIM wshShell, SelectedItemFile, objShell

Set wshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")

SelectedItemFile = WScript.Arguments(0)
WScript.Echo SelectedItemFile

Thanks for looking.
Author:  Ivo [ Wed May 27, 2015 9:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The "%3% parm no longer works
The problem is that VBS files are not executable. This works for me:
c:\windows\system32\wscript.exe d:\test\test.vbs "%3"
Author:  BXF [ Thu May 28, 2015 3:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The "%3% parm no longer works
Oops, I forgot about that, but interestingly:

"D:\Scripts\VBScript\Test.vbs" "%1" works
"D:\Scripts\VBScript\Test.vbs" "%2" works
"D:\Scripts\VBScript\Test.vbs" "%3" does not work, but WScript.exe "D:\Scripts\VBScript\Test.vbs" "%3" does work

Now, the problem initially arose executing an "exe" file (a compiled VBS script), even though the same script and custom command were working in the past.

Your "reminder" about VBS did make me think along a different line, so I recompiled my script, and it now works. Must have been something that changed in Windows, I guess.

My apologies, and thanks.
Author:  Ivo [ Thu May 28, 2015 7:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The "%3% parm no longer works
When %3, %4 or %5 is used, the command is started in a different way that requires an executable file. It allows more control over the created process.
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