On 12/6/22 03:31, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote: > On 12/6/22 03:13, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote: >> On 12/6/22 02:40, Ralph Mellor wrote: >>> Please confirm that: >>> >>> * Entering `ls` at the command line prompt does what it says >>> on the tin, it does not open notepad. >>> >>> * A Raku program that consists of the single line `qqx 'ls'` does >>> what it says on the tin, and does not open notepad. >>> >>> If those are true, then this code: >>> >>> ``` >>> use lib '.'; use NativeWinUtils :RunCmd; say RunCmd(Q[ls]); >>> ``` >>> is NOT running the code you showed starting `sub RunCmd`. >>> >>> -- >>> raiph >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 9:44 AM ToddAndMargo via perl6-users >>> <perl6-users@perl.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> Windows Pro Chromebook Edition 22H2 (W11) >>>> raku -v Welcome to RakudoΓäó v2022.07. >>>> >>>> When ever I run the following, it opens >>>> a Notepad with the text of the calling >>>> raku program. >>>> >>>> raku -e "use lib '.'; use NativeWinUtils :RunCmd; say RunCmd(Q[ls]);" >>>> >>>> This is RunCmd >>>> >>>> sub RunCmd( Str $CommandStr, Bool $EchoOff = False ) returns Str is >>>> export( :RunCmd ) { >>>> my $PathIAm = $?FILE; >>>> my Str $BatFile = $PathIAm ~ ".bat"; >>>> # print "$BatFile\n"; >>>> my Str $RtnStr; >>>> my Str $CmdStr = ""; >>>> >>>> if $EchoOff { $CmdStr = Q[@echo off] ~ "\n"; } >>>> $CmdStr = $CmdStr ~ $CommandStr ~ "\n"; >>>> # print "$CmdStr"; >>>> >>>> spurt( $BatFile, $CmdStr ); >>>> $RtnStr = qqx { $BatFile }; >>>> # print "$RtnStr\n"; >>>> } >>>> >>>> >>>> It is the qqx command (it runs the created .bat file) >>>> that opens the notepad. >>>> >>>> The .bat file, which I leave on the disk, >>>> runs fine manually. >>>> >>>> And I did this to myself. I had a pop up that >>>> asked me what to do with something and I must >>>> have clicked on it by accident. >>>> >>>> -T >> >> >raku -e "use lib '.'; use NativeWinUtils :RunCmd; say RunCmd(Q[ls]);" >> >> >raku -e "use lib '.'; use NativeWinUtils :RunCmd; say RunCmd(Q[echo >> 12345]);" >> >> >raku -e "use lib '.'; use NativeWinUtils :RunCmd; say RunCmd(Q[where >> raku]);" >> >> >raku -e "use lib '.'; use NativeWinUtils :RunCmd; say RunCmd(Q[raku >> -v], True);" >> >> Anything opens notepad with the source code to >> NativeWinUtils.pm6. >> >> What in the world did I do??? > > > I think you missed the part about the bat > file working fine. > > This is the bat file created by Q[ls] > > type "K:\Windows\NtUtil\NativeWinUtils.pm6 (NativeWinUtils).bat" > ls > > > and when run from teh command line > > "K:\Windows\NtUtil\NativeWinUtils.pm6 (NativeWinUtils).bat" > > K:\Windows\NtUtil>ls > > K:\Windows\NtUtil>echo dir > dir > > K:\Windows\NtUtil>dir > Volume in drive K is Fedora, 4.16.5 > Volume Serial Number is 67EC-FE92 > > Directory of K:\Windows\NtUtil > > 12/06/2022 03:27 AM <DIR> . > 11/15/2022 09:35 AM <DIR> .. > 08/25/2016 12:38 PM <DIR> Aervoe > 08/25/2016 12:38 PM <DIR> AIT > 12/14/2018 11:18 AM <DIR> Alpen.Sierra.Roasting > 08/19/2017 06:11 PM <DIR> Alpine.Fastener.Hardware > 12/31/2006 02:27 PM 2,863 Backup-ExtHD.bat > 03/11/2007 07:02 PM 3,311 Backup-ExtHD2.bat > > This is obviously not a raku issue, but a Windows issue. I just tried this on Windows 10 and this is where I got suckered into notepad: https://imgur.com/jEHhAlpl.pngThread Previous