call dos commands with ShellExecuteA

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I'm trying to execute some command prompt commands but I'm having a little trouble.

I can get xcopy to work

ShellExecuteA(0,"Open","xcopy","\""+From_path+File_name+"\" \""+Destination_path+"\" /y","",3);

But how do I get the command move to work

I tried

ShellExecuteA(0,"Open","move"," /y""\""+From_path+File_name+"\" \""+Destination_path,"",3);

But it doesn't open the command prompt

I guess xcopy opens the command prompt automatically, maybe because it is a external command??

Then I tried

ShellExecuteA(0,"Open","cmd.exe","move /y""\""+From_path+File_name+"\" \""+Destination_path,"",3);

but that doesn't work either.

So how do I get these to work?

[Patrick Nouvion]

Why don't you create bat files and then use the ShellExecute command and point them to the bat file?

I have not tried it myself but in theory that should work :P

[[Deleted]]

That does work

string path = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Interbank FX Trader 4\experts\files\move.bat";
ShellExecuteA(0, "Open", path, 0, "", 3);

But isn't there a way to to this without a batch file?

[Patrick Nouvion]

bunnychopper:

That does work

string path = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Interbank FX Trader 4\experts\files\move.bat";
ShellExecuteA(0, "Open", path, 0, "", 3);

But isn't there a way to to this without a batch file?

Well the difference is that xcopy is an actual exe file whereas move is command inside of cmd.exe ...

You could write your own move.exe program ...

[JC]

bunnychopper:

[...] But isn't there a way to to this without a batch file?

Have a look at the documentation of cmd (i.e. use "cmd /?"). Off the top of my head you probably need to be using "cmd /c <command>" rather than just "cmd <command>". 

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Well after 4 hours of trial and error I finally figured it out

To delete the file located at C:\hello.txt

ShellExecuteA(0,"Open","cmd.exe"," /C del C:\hello.txt > del ", "",0);

To move the same file to C:\Users

ShellExecuteA(0,"Open","cmd.exe"," /C move "C:\hello.txt " "C:\Users" > move", "",0);

And of course remember

#import "shell32.dll"
int ShellExecuteA(int hwnd,string Operation,string File,string Parameters,string Directory,int ShowCmd);

[Do Hung]

I want to open a form in menu File/Login then write information on text box of this form.

Please advice me how to do this with EA.

Thank you very much !

[William Roeder]

https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/110932/page2#548347

[oxarbitrage]

i know its old but this post helped me on what i was trying to do. i appreciate the comments made here-

[Saravanakumar D]

bunnychopper:

Well after 4 hours of trial and error I finally figured it out

To delete the file located at C:\hello.txt

ShellExecuteA(0,"Open","cmd.exe"," /C del C:\hello.txt > del ", "",0);

To move the same file to C:\Users

ShellExecuteA(0,"Open","cmd.exe"," /C move "C:\hello.txt " "C:\Users" > move", "",0);

And of course remember

#import "shell32.dll"
int ShellExecuteA(int hwnd,string Operation,string File,string Parameters,string Directory,int ShowCmd);

You are awesome man..

[Simon Gniadkowski]

d.saravana21:


You are awesome man..

It took you 4 years to post that ? why bother ? why dredge a 4 year old thread back to the top of the list just to say "you are awesome" to someone who will probably never read your post ?


Thread start date: 2009.05.21