Runprogram and %systemroot%

[Snooze]

Hi all!

I would like to activate the windows 2000 compatibility dll.

Why this piece of code doesnt work?

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RunProgram("regsvr32", "/s %systemroot%\apppatch\slayerui.dll", "", 1 | 2)

Finally, i've used :

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; find the file with API
path$=Space(255) : r=SearchTreeForFile_("c:\","slayerui.dll",path$)
; register the dll
RunProgram("regsvr32","/s "+path$,"",1 | 2)

It works, but is it possible to use %systemroot% ?
Thanks a lot and sorry for my bad english.

[Fred]

You need to use GetEnvironmentVariable_() to retrieve the systemroot value. RunProgram() doesn't handle it.

[Snooze]

You need to use GetEnvironmentVariable_() to retrieve the systemroot value. RunProgram() doesn't handle it.

Thanks Fred. I will take a look.

Merci pour ce travail fantastique que tu fais sur Purebasic

[Fred]

Thx

[Hi-Toro]

By strange coincidence, I used this yesterday

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Procedure.s ExpandEnv (env$)
    ; Call once to get size of required string...
    sizerequired = ExpandEnvironmentStrings_ (env$, dest$, 0)
    If sizerequired
        ; Fill the new string with the path...
        dest$ = Space (sizerequired)
        result = ExpandEnvironmentStrings_ (env$, dest$, 159)
    EndIf
    ProcedureReturn dest$
EndProcedure

Debug ExpandEnv ("%systemroot%")

[Snooze]

Excellent, Hi-Toro !

Thanks for your code.

[GPI]

By strange coincidence, I used this yesterday

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Procedure.s ExpandEnv (env$)
    ; Call once to get size of required string...
    sizerequired = ExpandEnvironmentStrings_ (env$, dest$, 0)
    If sizerequired
        ; Fill the new string with the path...
        dest$ = Space (sizerequired)
        result = ExpandEnvironmentStrings_ (env$, dest$, 159)
    EndIf
    ProcedureReturn dest$
EndProcedure

Debug ExpandEnv ("%systemroot%")

Maybe you should check, which windows is running, because %systemroot% is no envroment-variable in a Win9X-System

GPI

[Rings]

GPI:

I would like to activate the windows 2000 compatibility dll.

who wants Win89 ???

[GPI]

GPI:

I would like to activate the windows 2000 compatibility dll.

who wants Win89 ???

When you have Win89, you should realy take care about it. It is very rare...