Did your really want quotes around the IP address? The space after -n? The...
I guess Richard Gaskin's response is really the right one. > On Jul 5, 2016, at 3:22 PM, Skip Kimpel <skiplon...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Before I go crazy trying to format this properly, how can I format a shell > call to program with "options?" > > For instance I want to call fping.exe which is in the same folder as the > standalone. However, the fping.exe command line should look like this: > > fping.exe 127.0.0.0 -l -n1 > > This is what is NOTworking: > put fld "URL" into myURL > set the hideConsoleWindows to true > put "start c:\fping.exe "&myurl&"' -l -n 1'" into myShell > replace "'" with quote in myShell > get shell(myShell) > answer it > > There is a need for quotes in order to make the switches work properly when > calling it this way from LiveCode. It is something simple that I am > missing but it is driving me nuts! > > Of course, I need to report back the results > > As always, ANY help is greatly appreciated! > > SKIP > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode