Yes, agreed. The illustration was just of one of the many ways that were tested.
As I stated earlier, I tested both ways including moving the quote to the end. And the command line produces different results than WIX. I just got finished another battery of tests without calling cmd.exe and got the exact same results where quoted arguments are not being handled correctly. I updated the bug with the results. There is a test.c program in there that anyone can use to test with. On 12/20/2013 04:23 PM, John Cooper wrote: > Yes. > > For example, (definitely NOT endorsing using cmd.exe to start executables): > > C:\>cmd.exe /c "c:\Program Files (x86)\orca"\orca.exe > 'c:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > > C:\>cmd.exe /c c:\Program Files (x86)\orca\orca.exe > 'c:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > > C:\>cmd.exe /c "c:\Program Files (x86)\orca\orca.exe" > > C:\> > C:\>cmd.exe /c "c:\Program Files (x86)\orca\orca.exe" > > C:\> > > In the latter case, orca.exe starts. In the former, the error message is > self-explanatory. > > Using forward slashes doesn't change the result: > > C:\>cmd.exe /c c:/Program Files (x86)/orca/orca.exe > 'c:/Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > > C:\>cmd.exe /c "c:/Program Files (x86)/orca"/orca.exe > 'c:/Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > > C:\>cmd.exe /c "c:/Program Files (x86)/orca/orca.exe" > > C:\> > -- > John Merryweather Cooper > Build & Install Engineer - ESA > Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® > Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 > Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 > jocoo...@jackhenry.com > www.jackhenry.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Phill Hogland [mailto:phogl...@rimage.com] > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 3:00 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ExeCommand will not accept any path with spaces > > Aside from all the other good points which folks have made, if there was some > reason to do the following: > '/k "[INSTALLDIR]"/myprogram.exe' > > Is the second double quote above in the wrong place, and should be moved to > the end of the path? > '/k "[INSTALLDIR]/myprogram.exe"' > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/ExeCommand-will-not-accept-any-path-with-spaces-tp7591450p7591487.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT > organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance > affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your > Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are > intended > exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The > message, > together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged > information. > Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or > distribution > is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please > immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT > organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance > affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your > Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
