exe run bat

Question

I would like to make test.exe vithe FoxPro 8 that will run extern test.bat
can you help
I am new at this

Answer 1

use the run command

 

RUN c:\test2.bat

 

 

 

Answer 2

The cleaner syntax is using the Windows API instead of directly shelling to DOS (and seeing the ugly DOS screen)

 

DECLARE INTEGER ShellExecute ;
     IN SHELL32.DLL ;
     INTEGER nWinHandle,;
     STRING cOperation,;
     STRING cFileName,;
     STRING cParameters,;
     STRING cDirectory,;
     INTEGER nShowWindow

ShellExecute( 0, "Open", "test.bat", "", "", 1 )

Answer 3

Thank you, but I have a problem.

It works OK on comp that I have FoxPro, but I need it on second and that is whare I get that "MSVCR70.dll" is missing. When I  provide that I get "Cannot locate the Microsoft Visual FoxPro support library." How can I fix it. Please don't tell me to install there FoxPro. I is not an option.
For any help I would be thankful!

Answer 4

You need to provide foxpro runtime files on that system.

Take a look at this link for files that you need :

http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~VFP9RuntimeFiles

Answer 5

You need to copy RunTime files to your root folder from where software running. Following files at least require running VFP compiled EXE:

1. gdiplus.dll
2. msvcr70.dll
3. VFP8R.DLL
4. VFP8T.DLL
5. VFP8RENU.DLL

 

These files come with VFP Setup or you may download RunTime Setup from internet.

Answer 6

do I need to

since it's a batch file, really call the command-interpreter.

Code Snippet

<COMSPEC> /C EXTERN.BAT

Answer 7

If you are running a FoxPro EXE you need the runtimes. It has nothing to do with it calling a BAT file. To run a FoxPro app you need the runtimes installed.

 

Answer 8

I give up.

I have don't have *.bat any more. All I have is a line:

Code Snippet

RUN 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c start "Title" /AboveNormal C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe'

When I run it I get a message:

No PARAMETER statement is found.

And three options:

Cancal Ignore Help

If I press Cancel it closes.

If I press Ignore starts the program (just what I want!) - can I make it go around this?

If I press Help nothing hepens. I assume because I don't have FoxPro on that comp.

If I go with:

Code Snippet

DECLARE INTEGER ShellExecute IN SHELL32.DLL ;

     INTEGER nWinHandle, ;
     STRING cAction, ;    
     STRING cFileName, ;  
     STRING cParameters, ;
     STRING cDirectory, ;
     INTEGER nShowWindow  
     
cAction = "Open"
cFileName = "C:\Programs\WFTVFM\WFTV.bat"
ShellExecute( 0, cAction, cFileName, "", "", 2 )

WFTV.bat has:

Code Snippet

start "title" /AboveNormal "C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe"

Same thing hapens only that when I click Ignore another error occurs:

File 'shellexecute.prg' does not exist.

No matter what I click here (Cancel or Ignore) it closes.

All I would like to do is to make an *.exe that would start notepad in 'AboveNormal' priority.

Any ideas, PLEASE?