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ShellExecute does not work - open HTML file with spaces in the file path.

#573

Author: const * const char ME
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:21

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I have code like this:

ShellExecute(NULL, "open", aPath, NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED);

where aPath = "D:\Example Projects\test.html "

Note the space in the path above.  When executed in Vista (default browser = 
IE7) IE automatically changes this to:
"D:\Example%20Projects\test.html " and produces a "Navigation to the webpage 
was cancelled" error for some reason.

Interestingly to me, on XP, (also with IE7) it does NOT have this problem. I 
suspect it has something to do with a local file based URL and protected 
mode in IE?

Anyway - So I tried this (figuring it would remove the spaces):

char shortPath[MAX_PATH] = {'\0'};
GetShortPathName(aPath.c_str(), shortPath, MAX_PATH);
ShellExecute(NULL, "open", shortPath, NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED);

However before displaying it, IE expands the short path to the full path, 
then does the exact same thing - replacing the space with %20 - which again 
fails in the same way.  Again - only on Vista!

Lastly - I noticed something very odd... The problem seems to be related to 
if the browser is already running!

To reproduce:
1. Close all the IE windows
2. Execute the above code. It works as it should  - with no %20's  - they 
are left alone as spaces.
3. Without closing IE, immediately execute the same code again, it has %20 
characters parsed into the address and fails!

Thus - if you have an IE window opened before executing the above code with 
a path that has spaces then it fails - otherwise it works....

Any ideas???

TIA

Re: ShellExecute does not work - open HTML file with spaces in the file path.

#574

Author: Ed Mulroy [TeamB]
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:16

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The trailing space in the file name cannot be good.  At best it will be 
ignored.  Get rid of it.

This is just a guess but I suspect that if IE is already running that the 
command line is passed on to the in-memory module while if it is not already 
running then the command line is passed to the command interpreter.  The 
command interpreter requires paths and/or file names containing spaces to be 
encased in quotes.

Try changing
    aPath = "D:\Example Projects\test.html ";

to
    aPath = "\"D:\Example Projects\test.html\"";

.  Ed

> const * const char ME wrote in message
> news:47c6dfd8$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
>
>I have code like this:
>
> ShellExecute(NULL, "open", aPath, NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED);
>
> where aPath = "D:\Example Projects\test.html "
>
> Note the space in the path above.  When executed in Vista (default browser 
> = IE7) IE automatically changes this to:
> "D:\Example%20Projects\test.html " and produces a "Navigation to the 
> webpage was cancelled" error for some reason.
>
> Interestingly to me, on XP, (also with IE7) it does NOT have this problem. 
> I suspect it has something to do with a local file based URL and protected 
> mode in IE?
>
> Anyway - So I tried this (figuring it would remove the spaces):
>
> char shortPath[MAX_PATH] = {'\0'};
> GetShortPathName(aPath.c_str(), shortPath, MAX_PATH);
> ShellExecute(NULL, "open", shortPath, NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED);
>
> However before displaying it, IE expands the short path to the full path, 
> then does the exact same thing - replacing the space with %20 - which 
> again fails in the same way.  Again - only on Vista!
>
> Lastly - I noticed something very odd... The problem seems to be related 
> to if the browser is already running!
>
> To reproduce:
> 1. Close all the IE windows
> 2. Execute the above code. It works as it should  - with no %20's  - they 
> are left alone as spaces.
> 3. Without closing IE, immediately execute the same code again, it has %20 
> characters parsed into the address and fails!
>
> Thus - if you have an IE window opened before executing the above code 
> with a path that has spaces then it fails - otherwise it works....

Re: ShellExecute does not work - open HTML file with spaces in the file path.

#575

Author: D Ray
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:33

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Is D: a network or a local drive?

Re: ShellExecute does not work - open HTML file with spaces in the file path.

#592

Author: const * const char ME
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:02

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"D Ray" <david@timecalc.com> wrote in message 
news:47c78ab1$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Is D: a network or a local drive?

No.

Re: ShellExecute does not work - open HTML file with spaces in the file path.

#596

Author: Regis St-Gelais
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:59

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> "D Ray" <david@timecalc.com> wrote in message 
> news:47c78ab1$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
>> Is D: a network or a local drive?
>
> No.

It is not a Yes/No question !!!

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