OS.SYSTEM ERROR !!!

[Blubaugh, David A.]

Thank You!!  

I am still new to Python!! 

David Blubaugh


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Christian Heimes [mailto:lists at cheimes.de] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 2:08 PM
To: python-list at python.org
Subject: Re: OS.SYSTEM ERROR !!!

Blubaugh, David A. wrote:
> To All,
> 
> 
> I have been attempting to execute the following program within the 
> Python environment:
> 
> Myprogram.exe, which means this is an executable file!!
> 
> I would usually execute this program (with the appropriate arguments) 
> by going to following directory within MS-DOS (Windows XP):
> 
> C:\myprogramfolder\run> Myprogram.exe 1 1 acc 0
> 
> 
> The executable would execute perfectly.  
> 
> 
> However, when I would try to execute the following lines of source 
> code within a python script file:
> 
> import os
> 
> os.system(r"C:\myprogramfolder\run\Myprogram.exe 1 1 acc 0")

Try this:

import subprocess
retval = subprocess.call(
     ['Myprogram.exe', '1', '1', 'acc', '0'],
     cwd='C:\myprogramfolder\run')

Christian



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