Issue with spaces with RunCommand?

[soyelrafa]

Hello! I think I found a little bug in the last release with RunCommand (or maybe I'm doing something wrong?).

If the path have spaces the runcommand will fail, at least with notepad. I created two folders, "Test" and "This is a Test", and placed a .txt inside both folders. With "test" folder I don't have any issue, but with "This is a Test" doesn't appear the txt. And I don't get any warning or anything in the logger.

Test skin that doesn't work:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=-1
OnRefreshAction=[!CommandMeasure "Test" "Run"]

[Test]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Parameter="E:\This is a Test\test.txt"
State=Show
OutputFile=
FinishAction=[]

Test skin that works:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=-1
OnRefreshAction=[!CommandMeasure "Test" "Run"]

[Test]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Parameter="E:\Test\test.txt"
State=Show
OutputFile=
FinishAction=[]

Rainmeter data:

Rainmeter 4.3.0.3298 (64-bit)
Language: Spanish (3082)
Build time: 2019-03-18 11:00:34
Commit Hash: 3593c281
Windows 10 Pro 1809 64-bit (build 17763) - Spanish (3082)
Path: C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\
SkinPath: C:\Users\User\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\
SettingsPath: C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\
IniFile: C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.ini

Regards.

[jsmorley]

Hello! I think I found a little bug in the last release with RunCommand (or maybe I'm doing something wrong?).

If the path have spaces the runcommand will fail, at least with notepad. I created two folders, "Test" and "This is a Test", and placed a .txt inside both folders. With "test" folder I don't have any issue, but with "This is a Test" doesn't appear the txt. And I don't get any warning or anything in the logger.

Yes, "quotes" at the beginning and end of any Rainmeter option value are always stripped off when the option value is read. In order to pass literal "quotes" to your command, you will need two sets of "quotes" on the option value:

Parameter=""E:\This is a Test\test.txt""


https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/plugins/runcommand/

Note: Because Rainmeter strips any quotes from the start and end of an option if both exist, it is important to double double-quote the Program and Parameter options If the overall command or parameter requires both starting and ending quotes.

[soyelrafa]

Yes, "quotes" at the beginning and end of any Rainmeter option value are always stripped off when the option value is read. In order to pass literal "quotes" to your command, you will need two sets of "quotes" on the option value:

Parameter=""E:\This is a Test\test.txt""


https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/plugins/runcommand/

WTF?

This doesn't work for me: Parameter=""E:\This is a Test\Test\test.txt""

But what do you writes does work: Parameter=""E:\This is a Test\test.txt""

Did you use another type of double-qoutes?

In my defense I should say I tested too with double quotes, but didn't work haha.

[jsmorley]

WTF?

This doesn't work for me: Parameter=""E:\This is a Test\Test\test.txt""

But what do you writes does work: Parameter=""E:\This is a Test\test.txt""

Did you use another type of double-qoutes?

In my defense I should say I tested too with double quotes, but didn't work haha.

Uhm... No. I only have " on my keyboard...

[jsmorley]

WTF?

This doesn't work for me: Parameter=""E:\This is a Test\Test\test.txt""

But what do you writes does work: Parameter=""E:\This is a Test\test.txt""

Did you use another type of double-qoutes?

In my defense I should say I tested too with double quotes, but didn't work haha.

This:
Parameter=""E:\This is a Test\Test\test.txt""

And this:
Parameter=""E:\This is a Test\test.txt""

Are entirely different things...

[soyelrafa]

This:
Parameter=""E:\This is a Test\Test\test.txt""

And this:
Parameter=""E:\This is a Test\test.txt""

Are entirely different things...

Yeah, sorry, that was my fault then. But my original issue still persist, with more information though. Now I know it's a lua issue then, probably mine:

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function Initialize
testing = "E:\\Test\\test.txt"
SKIN:Bang(('[!SetOption "Test" "Parameter" "%s"]'):format(testing)
SKIN:Bang('[!CommandMeasure "Test" "Run"]')
end

This works, but if I add the double double quotes on %s rainmeter logger says "!SetOption: Skin "E:\Test\test.txt" not found"

[jsmorley]

Dunno... I do see mismatched (parentheses) here:

SKIN:Bang(('[!SetOption "Test" "Parameter" "%s"]'):format(testing)

[jsmorley]

You might try escaping the embedded "double quotes" \" in the bang in Lua, so Lua doesn't try to treat them as functional quotes in context of the string.

SKIN:Bang('[!SetOption \"Test\" \"Parameter\" \"\"%s\"\"]'):format(testing)

[jsmorley]

The format of the Bang() function you are using is wrong.

https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/lua-scripting/#Bang

[jsmorley]

I would try:

SKIN:Bang('!SetOption', 'Test', 'Parameter', '\"\"%s\"\"'):format(testing)

I have no idea if the format() function can be used/passed to a SKIN:Bang() function that way, maybe, maybe not.