Environment variables - path to USB drive

[Tsunulukai]

I tried it...

When you launch a program from the command prompt, the variables are remplaced before the program starts.... So %COMMANDER_PATH% is empty...

When you launch a program from the execute box in the start menu, the name of the variable is transfered to the program. In this case it's allright !

When you launch it from an autorun with the above settings, it seems that somehow TotalCommander don't get the correct parameters... I can't understand why

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[Autorun]
label=USB Key
icon=Tools\TotalCmd\Totalcmd.exe

action=Total Commander
action="@Tools\TotalCmd\Totalcmd.exe  /L=%COMMANDER_PATH%\ /R=%SYSTEMDRIVE% /P=L"
open="Tools\TotalCmd\Totalcmd.exe  /L=%COMMANDER_PATH%\ /R=%SYSTEMDRIVE% /P=L"

Shell=TotalCmd
Shell\TotalCmd=&Total Commander
Shell\TotalCmd\Command="Tools\TotalCmd\Totalcmd.exe  /L=%COMMANDER_PATH%\ /R=%SYSTEMDRIVE% /P=L"

When try this autorun :

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[Autorun]
shell\test=Test
shell\test\command=test.bat /L=%COMMANDER_PATH%\ /R=%SYSTEMDRIVE% /P=L

With test.bat as follows :

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REM Test.bat
ECHO %1 %2 %3 %4 %5
PAUSE

The command prompt shows :

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Z:\>REM TEST.BAT

Z:\>ECHO /L COMMANDER_PATH\ /R 1YSTEMDRIVE /P L
/L COMMANDER_PATH\ /R 1YSTEMDRIVE /P L

Z:\>PAUSE

I tried diffrent ways with and without quotes, but the result is the same :

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Z:\>REM TEST.BAT

Z:\>ECHO "/L=COMMANDER_PATH\ /R=1YSTEMDRIVE /P=L"
"/L=COMMANDER_PATH\ /R=1YSTEMDRIVE /P=L"

Z:\>PAUSE

Maybe there's now way to correctly pass this kind of variable using Autorun...

I also tried to put this in Wincmd.ini...

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[left]
path=%COMMANDER_PATH%

[right]
path=%SYSTEM_DRIVE%

but when launching total cmd, both pannels are on C:\

Any idea how I could solve the problem else than having to launch Tcmd trough a batch file that would popup for 1-2 seconds ?

Maybe Christian could consider the use of varibles to set the pannel path in wincmd.ini ?

[Sir_SiLvA]

When you launch a program from the command prompt, the variables are remplaced before the program starts.... So %COMMANDER_PATH% is empty...

Sorry this is (excuse my language) %&%&% wrong.
FACT: If you do a "Example.exe %SystemUnknownVar%" the PRG example.exe
gets the %SystemUnknownVar% as Name and has to Replace it for itselft as the System doesnt knows it and leaves it as it is.
(At least on WinNT-Systems)

When try this autorun :

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[Autorun]
shell\test=Test
shell\test\command=test.bat /L=%COMMANDER_PATH%\ /R=%SYSTEMDRIVE% /P=L

With test.bat as follows :

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REM Test.bat
ECHO %1 %2 %3 %4 %5
PAUSE

The command prompt shows :

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Z:\>REM TEST.BAT

Z:\>ECHO /L COMMANDER_PATH\ /R 1YSTEMDRIVE /P L
/L COMMANDER_PATH\ /R 1YSTEMDRIVE /P L

Z:\>PAUSE

I tried diffrent ways with and without quotes, but the result is the same :

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Z:\>REM TEST.BAT

Z:\>ECHO "/L=COMMANDER_PATH\ /R=1YSTEMDRIVE /P=L"
"/L=COMMANDER_PATH\ /R=1YSTEMDRIVE /P=L"

Z:\>PAUSE

If you read the Forum YOU WOULD KNOW THAT THIS CANT Work
as %Commander_Path% is NO SystemVar!!!

%Commander_Path% only works within TC!
OR as Commandline-Parameter when starting TC
like Totalcmd.exe /i=%Commander_path%\myini.ini

totalcmd.exe /R=%Commander_Path% /L=%systemdrive%
works here without a Problem here
WinXp SP2 German & TCv6.54a

Hope that helps a bit

[Tsunulukai]

I know that my sample batch file CAN'T work as %commander_drive% is not set... this batch was only intented to show what I get as parameters from an autorun start...

I just tried it to know how autorun handles transmission of the vars...
What I sait is that when I type "Z:\Tools\TotalCmd\Totalcmd.exe /L=%COMMANDER_PATH%\ /R=%SYSTEMDRIVE% /P=L" from the console, it does NOT work...

When I type it in the execute box, ok, fine, it works.

But when I try to launch it from autorun with those parameters... it fails !

So I tried to run a batch file from the autorun with the same parameters than the one I give to totalcmd.exe, just to see if the parameters are transmitted by autorun to the program...

What you see in the result box is what my batch file shows when launched by the autorun...

When I launch it manually, from the console, here's what it shows :

console openned from TC

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Z:\>test.bat /L=%COMMANDER_PATH%\ /R=%SYSTEMDRIVE% /P=L

Z:\>REM Test.bat

Z:\>ECHO /L C:\Util\TotalCmd\ /R D: /P
/L C:\Util\TotalCmd\ /R D: /P

Z:\>PAUSE

standard console :

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Z:\>test.bat /L=%COMMANDER_PATH%\ /R=%SYSTEMDRIVE% /P=L

Z:\>REM Test.bat

Z:\>ECHO /L %COMMANDER_PATH%\ /R D: /P
/L %COMMANDER_PATH%\ /R D: /P

Z:\>PAUSE

Those are NORMAL outputs....

but when launched by the autorun, here's what it returns...

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Z:\>REM TEST.BAT

Z:\>ECHO "/L=COMMANDER_PATH\ /R=1YSTEMDRIVE /P=L"
"/L=COMMANDER_PATH\ /R=1YSTEMDRIVE /P=L"

Z:\>PAUSE

That's weird, isn't it ?

[Sir_SiLvA]

What Do you get wenn you use %%Commander_Path% and %%Systemdrive%% in the Autorun.inf?

Besides the \ behind %Commander_Path% is NOT needed

[Tsunulukai]

That's it !
It works perfectly Thanks a lot !

For those who are interested, here's the code to autorun TotalCmd with one pannel showing the root of the usb key, and the other the system drive : Autorun.inf

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[Autorun]
label=USB Key
icon=Tools\TotalCmd\Totalcmd.exe

action=Total Commander
open=Tools\TotalCmd\Totalcmd.exe /L=%%COMMANDER_PATH%%\..\.. /R=%%SYSTEMDRIVE%% /P=L 

Shell=TotalCmd
Shell\TotalCmd=&Total Commander
Shell\TotalCmd\Command=Tools\TotalCmd\Totalcmd.exe /L=%%COMMANDER_PATH%%\..\.. /R=%%SYSTEMDRIVE%% /P=L 

Don't forget to put the autorun.inf in the root of your USB disk.

Thanks to Sir_SiLvA for helping me solving "the bug"

[Sir_SiLvA]

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