Unable to run batch file

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Hi, I am trying to run a batch file from EA, but it's not working. The full text is inserted below. Can anybody help? Appreciate a direct ans i/o link to another forum

 

#include <stdlib.mqh>

#include <WinUser32.mqh>

#import "shell32.dll"

int ShellExecuteW(int hwnd,const string Operation,const string File,const string Parameters,const string Directory,int ShowCmd);

#import


void OnInit()

{

}

void Start()

{

   int r = ShellExecuteW(0,"Open","C:\Users\Partha\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\D42A6903521AA0A52E40B0910C7C2934\MQL4\Files\c.bat",NULL,NULL,5);

   Print("Shell",r);

}

 c.bat:

@echo off

copy C:\Users\Partha\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\D42A6903521AA0A52E40B0910C7C2934\MQL4\Files\TradeCopy.csv C:\Users\Partha\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\D22174118A10226954F7121FC08B77A4\MQL4\Files /y > copy.txt

 
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  2. Your shell call specifies c.bat, but that is not an executable file, so it fails. Try:
    // int r = ShellExecuteW(0,"Open","C:\Users\Partha\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\D42A6903521AA0A52E40B0910C7C2934\MQL4\Files\c.bat",NULL,NULL,5);
       int r = ShellExecuteW(0,"Open","cmd.exe","/C C:\\Users\\Partha\\AppData\\Roaming\\MetaQuotes\\Terminal\\D42A6903521AA0A52E40B0910C7C2934\\MQL4\\Files\\c.bat",NULL,5);
 
Partha:


   int r = ShellExecuteW(0,"Open","C:\Users\Partha\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\D42A6903521AA0A52E40B0910C7C2934\MQL4\Files\c.bat",NULL,NULL,5);

 

Escape all the back slashes.

 
Ovo: Escape all the back slashes.
That also
 

Thanx WHRoeder and Ovo for the valuable inputs. After quite a bit of trial and errors, It's working now. For benefit of other users, here's the complete code:

#include <WinUser32.mqh>
#import "shell32.dll"
int ShellExecuteW(int hwnd,const string Operation,const string File,const string Parameters,const string Directory,int ShowCmd);
#import

void OnInit()
{
   string terminalDataPath=TerminalInfoString(TERMINAL_DATA_PATH);
   int r = ShellExecuteW(0,"Open","c.bat",NULL,terminalDataPath,5);
   Print("Shell ",r);
}

 c.bat (located in "C:\Users\Partha\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\D42A6903521AA0A52E40B0910C7C2934" folder): 

@echo off
copy C:\Users\Partha\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\D42A6903521AA0A52E40B0910C7C2934\MQL4\Files\TradeCopy.csv C:\Users\Partha\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\D22174118A10226954F7121FC08B77A4\MQL4\Files /y > copy.txt

Also, need to make sure that DLL imports are enabled in MT4.

One more thing. Alternatively cmd.exe may also be used. So the statement would be like: 

int r = ShellExecuteW(0,"Open","cmd.exe","/C c.bat",terminalDataPath,5)

 
Thanks Partha for sharing.. This code works great. God bless all..
 
Yes, this code works for me too. Thanks a lot.
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