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RunProgram() Path
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 1:02 am
by Wolfram
Hi,
I try to write a GUI for dd copy.
The problem I have is, I have no Idea how to write the file path of the source if it has a space in it.
The normal path is "/my image.img" of couse in terminal if have to write "/my\ image.img"
But both doesn't work if I use it in my code.
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RunProgram("/bin/dd", "if=/my\ image.img of=/dev/disk1 bs=1m", "", #PB_Program_Open
Dose anyone has an idea?
Thanks
Re: RunProgram() Path
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 4:30 am
by J. Baker
Wilbert showed me this a while back...
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RunProgram("/bin/dd", Chr(34) + "if=/my image.img of=/dev/disk1 bs=1m" + Chr(34), "", #PB_Program_Open)
Re: RunProgram() Path
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 1:40 pm
by Wolfram
Thanks, but it dose not work for me.
Do you have any other idea?
Re: RunProgram() Path
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 1:46 pm
by wilbert
Did you try the command from the terminal to see if the command itself works fine ?
Any reason not to use the PureBasic CopyFile() procedure ?
Re: RunProgram() Path
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 2:42 pm
by Wolfram
Hi Wilbert,
in terminal it works. I have to write "my\ image" instate of "my image" than it works.
I have this problem only if I have a " " or other non standard letters like "ä" in the path.
I'm doing it this way because I copy images of a file system which is not supported by OSX.
Re: RunProgram() Path
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 3:16 pm
by wilbert
I don't have a disk attached but you can try the example Joe gave you with the backslash included.
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RunProgram("/bin/dd", Chr(34) + "if=/my\ image.img of=/dev/disk1 bs=1m" + Chr(34), "", #PB_Program_Open)
If the destination file doesn't already exist, you could also try if NSFileManager works.
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FileManager = CocoaMessage(0, 0, "NSFileManager defaultManager")
CocoaMessage(0, FileManager, "copyItemAtPath:$", @"MySourceFile.txt", "toPath:$", @"MyDestinationFile.txt", "error:", #nil)
Re: RunProgram() Path
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:23 pm
by Danilo
Putting 'if=' and 'of=' in separate double quotes works here:
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Macro DQ(string)
#DQUOTE$+string+#DQUOTE$
EndMacro
RunProgram("/bin/dd",DQ("if=/users/danilo/test.rtf") +" "+DQ("of=/users/danilo/test 1 2 3.rtf") +" bs=1m", "", #PB_Program_Wait)
RunProgram("/bin/dd",DQ("if=/users/danilo/test 1 2 3.rtf")+" "+DQ("of=/users/danilo/test 1 2 3 (new).rtf")+" bs=1m", "", #PB_Program_Wait)
Re: RunProgram() Path
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 1:06 pm
by Wolfram
This works!
...with space or "!" but not with "ä" or "ü"
This is not so important for me but let me know if you find a reason why.
Happy new year!!!
Re: RunProgram() Path
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 1:17 pm
by wilbert
Wolfram wrote:but not with "ä" or "ü"
Did you compile with unicode support enabled ?
Re: RunProgram() Path
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 1:34 pm
by Wolfram
Happy New year Wilbert!
you are the man!
