Thread overview
[Issue 20571] spawnProcess does not find .bat files
Feb 09, 2020
Jonathan Marler
Oct 31, 2022
torhu@yahoo.com
Oct 31, 2022
torhu@yahoo.com
Dec 17, 2022
Iain Buclaw
February 09, 2020
https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20571

Jonathan Marler <johnnymarler@gmail.com> changed:

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October 31, 2022
https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20571

torhu@yahoo.com changed:

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--- Comment #1 from torhu@yahoo.com ---
Since batch files are not executables, but interpreted by cmd.exe, you need to use spawnShell instead.

Or are you suggesting that files with extensions in PATHEXT should be treated in a similar way to Linux shell scripts with shebang lines in them? It's a bit messy to implement that. The Windows ShellExecuteW function will run non-executables, but it doesn't allow you to set environment variables. So it's not a generic replacement for CreateProcessW.

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October 31, 2022
https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20571

--- Comment #2 from torhu@yahoo.com ---
Nevermind, I see what you mean now. spawnProcess will run batch files, but it won't find them unless the .bat extension is included.

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December 17, 2022
https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20571

Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw@gdcproject.org> changed:

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