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Getting a file not found for module 1 from the following command line:

FormsTool.exe /COMPARE /TEMPLATE=N:\SHARED\DDS1\Workar~1\FormsTool\Templates\DevCompareFile2Way.htm /OUT=N:\SHARED\DDS1\Releases\%3\CM\CMComp\DDS-CMP-"%ddsfl1%"-"%Year%-%Month%-%Day%.html" /filter=all /MODULE1="N:\SHARED\DDS1\Softwa~1\BASELINE\%relno%\source\%1" /MODULE2="N:\SHARED\DDS1\Softwa~1\BASELINE\%3\source\%1"

The bug report shows the following on the command line:
FormsTool.exe /COMPARE /TEMPLATE=N:\SHARED\DDS1\Workar~1\FormsTool\Templates\DevCompareFile2Way.htm /OUT=N:\SHARED\DDS1\Releases\%3\CM\CMComp\DDS-CMP-"%ddsfl1%"-"%Year%-%Month%-%Day%.html" /filter=all /MODULE1="N:\SHARED\DDS1\Softwa~1\BASELINE\%relno%\sourc

Does a command line have any length limitations.

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Bob Watson Members Profile Find Members Posts Groupie Joined: 08-July-2014 Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bob Watson Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Command Line 2 Posted: 03-December-2014 at 9:02am
	Getting a file not found for module 1 from the following command line: FormsTool.exe /COMPARE /TEMPLATE=N:\SHARED\DDS1\Workar~1\FormsTool\Templates\DevCompareFile2Way.htm /OUT=N:\SHARED\DDS1\Releases\%3\CM\CMComp\DDS-CMP-"%ddsfl1%"-"%Year%-%Month%-%Day%.html" /filter=all /MODULE1="N:\SHARED\DDS1\Softwa~1\BASELINE\%relno%\source\%1" /MODULE2="N:\SHARED\DDS1\Softwa~1\BASELINE\%3\source\%1" The bug report shows the following on the command line: FormsTool.exe /COMPARE /TEMPLATE=N:\SHARED\DDS1\Workar~1\FormsTool\Templates\DevCompareFile2Way.htm /OUT=N:\SHARED\DDS1\Releases\%3\CM\CMComp\DDS-CMP-"%ddsfl1%"-"%Year%-%Month%-%Day%.html" /filter=all /MODULE1="N:\SHARED\DDS1\Softwa~1\BASELINE\%relno%\sourc Does a command line have any length limitations.
	Bob

administrator Members Profile Find Members Posts Admin Group Stefan Mueller Joined: 25-January-2003 Location: New Zealand Points: 1049	Post Options Post Reply Quote administrator Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05-December-2014 at 5:54am
	Bob, There is a limit, but it's usually 2047 characters at worst, depending on how the tool is started (through ShellExecute windows api function) .. up to 32,767 characters (for CreateProcess function) .. and 8192 characters for running from command line on WinXP and later. The problem isn't the length - i think the bug report is just cutting the line in the report a bit too much. Looks to me like the issue is the substitution variables - if the bug report shows still substitution fragments like %3 and %relno% then something must be wrong with the caller side. The caller has to replace them with the correct values, not the recipient (FormsTool). do you get the formstool compare working if you replace those substitutes yourself and launch it from command shell?

Bob Watson Members Profile Find Members Posts Groupie Joined: 08-July-2014 Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bob Watson Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05-December-2014 at 6:16am
	I will take another look and if I get the error again I will send the etire bug report>
	Bob