[DUG] Variable in String

[Jolyon Smith]

Don’t quote FW_Path element of the program path – you need to quote the entire path AND program file name when/if any part of the path or the filename itself does – or may – contain spaces:

 

e.g.   “path a\sub a\sub b\prog.exe”

 

not   “path a”\sub\prog.exe

 

 

So in your case, this should do the trick:

 

   FW_Path     := X;  

   DXF         := openDialog1.FileName;        

   ProgramName := ‘”’ + FW_Path + '\FWTools2.4.7\bin\ogr2ogr” "-f" "PostgreSQL" PG:"host=192........ user=postgres dbname=E5R password=........" "'+ DXF +'" -nln Import_Process';

   ShowMessage(ProgramName);

 

 

hth

 

From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Bob Pawley
Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2011 10:30
To: DUG
Subject: [DUG] Variable in String

 

Hi

 

I’m having trouble with using a variable in a string path.

 

When I use the variable FW_Path := ‘C:\Program Files (x86)’ with two single quotes, the following works well and ShowMessage(ProgramName); displayed the full path .

 

When I reference FW_Path to a variable X I get an error returned “Can Not run....” The variable  X is returned as C:\Program Files (x86) without quotes. 

 

I attempted Quote String and got the following ‘C:\Program Files (x86) with one single quote.

 

Both cases return the same error - and in both cases ShowMessage(ProgramName); displayed none of the path after C:\Program Files (x86).

 

Help would be appreciated.

 

Bob

 

   FW_Path := QuoteStr(X);  

  DXF  := openDialog1.FileName;        

  ProgramName :=FW_Path+'\FWTools2.4.7\bin\ogr2ogr "-f" "PostgreSQL" PG:"host=192........ user=postgres dbname=E5R password=........" "'+ DXF +'" -nln Import_Process';

       ShowMessage(ProgramName);

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