cannot execute external packer and editor with space in path

[sz]

if there is an external packer cofigured

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C:\Program Files\packer\exe.exe

, and a file named

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C:\Program

exists, then the external packer cannot be executed until the user deletes the "C:\Program" file. Error message:

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Total Commander
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Cannot find external pack program! You need to install and configure an external packer to handle this specific archive.
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OK   
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Closely related to this, the

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C:\Program

file cannot be edited if there is an external editor configured inside the

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C:\Program Files

directory. To reproduce: shift+f4, enter

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C:\Program

Error message:

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Total Commander
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Unknown file format!
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OK   
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(tested with 7.0rc4)

[petermad]

2sz

Have you tried putting quotes around the path names?

fx "C:\Program Files" in stead of C:\Program Files

[RID500]

If you have SPACE in your file name or path
then you have to enclose them with quotes.

Use double quotes " "
Like
"C:\Program Files\packer\exe.exe"
instead of
C:\Program Files\packer\exe.exe


The same, f. ex., for "%1" instead of %1 too.

[sz]

if i configure a packer

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"c:\program files\blah.exe"

, next time i open the packer config dialog, the value will be

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c:\program files\blah.exe

without quotes, and the ext. packer does not work.

the external editor setting is ok, it does not remove the quotes, and c:\Program can be edited

[sz]

a note to ext. editor: if i use the browse(>>) button to locate my editor, it does not add the required quotes

[RID500]

if i configure a packer

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"c:\program files\blah.exe"

, next time i open the packer config dialog, the value will be

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c:\program files\blah.exe

without quotes,

Yes, but if you look in your wincmd.ini
you will see the quote are there.

and the ext. packer does not work.

Please tell use what you do and where and how...
1.)
2.)
3.)

Which packer do you use?
Do you use an packer parameter? ... then use quote there too...

[sz]

in the ini there was:

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Editor=""C:\Program Files\myeditor.exe""
...
RAR="C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"

so i have put

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""C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe""

into the rar packer textbox, after closing and reopening the options dialog, it now displays

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"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"

, the ini file contains

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RAR=""C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe""

, and the packer is now working correctly

[DarkKnight]

Thanks, I had the same problem and now it works again. There must have changed something in TC7rc4, I never had that problem before. To use two "" did not come to my mind. So thanks again!

The same problem with F4, but there is one " enough ...

[ghisler(Author)]

In RC5, you can now enter a path with surrounding "" in the packer fields, and the "" will be remembered - the user has to enter them manually, though. To do this, TC stores duplicate "" in the ini file, e.g.

rar=""c:\path with space\winrar.exe""

Can anyone confirm this?

[Flint]

Yes, I can confirm that quotes are now stored correctly.