topic Re: gui_run does not work in Application Development and Automation Discussions

gui_run does not work

former_member254358 — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:54:34 GMT

Hi,

I'm using gui_run function alternatively to gui_exec and CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>EXECUTE and testing with this easy sentence:

CALL FUNCTION ’GUI_RUN’

EXPORTING

COMMAND = ’CALC.EXE’.

But this sentence returns the following error: "gui_run field unknown"

Any suggestion is welcome.

Thanks a lot.

Re: gui_run does not work

raphael_almeida — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:28:13 GMT

Hi David!

You can execute like this:

CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>EXECUTE( APPLICATION = 'CALC.EXE') .

Regards.

Re: gui_run does not work

former_member222709 — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:29:14 GMT

Hey David,

If you refer the FM documentation for 'GUI_RUN', it clearly explains that you need to pass the file path.

So, update your code to:

CALL FUNCTION ’GUI_RUN’

EXPORTING

COMMAND = ’%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\CALC.EXE’.

There is another way of passing the file path via parameter field. Refer the FM Documentation.

Also, the FM works for 32 bit systems only.

Regards,

Pranav.

Re: gui_run does not work

raphael_almeida — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:40:46 GMT

Pranav,

This FM is obsolete...

Regards.

Re: gui_run does not work

former_member254358 — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:49:45 GMT

Thanks Raphael,

it's clear, the only problem is that CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>EXECUTE does not return a returncode and I need it.

Regards.

Re: gui_run does not work

former_member254358 — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:50:27 GMT

Thanks David,

it works fine.

Regards.

Re: gui_run does not work

raphael_almeida — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:36:30 GMT

David...

Which type of return code you mean?! Error, Sucess?!

If you read the documentation of CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES (Execute Method), you will see that have exceptions, like images below:

Re: gui_run does not work

former_member254358 — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:10:33 GMT

I want to run a bat file and would like to control whether it works fine or not.

The bat file may fail for various reasaon and I'm only interested when it fails.

Is it possible to control when it fails?

Re: gui_run does not work

raphael_almeida — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 23:34:32 GMT

Hi David,

What this bat runs?! Is a OS routine? Can you explane more ?!

Good weekend for you.

Re: gui_run does not work

former_member254358 — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 08:27:47 GMT

Hi Raphael,

the bat runs a third party software, which requires as parameters the connection to Oracle and a txt file which contents the parameters the third party needs:

mysoftware.exe /Lorauser/orapwd/oraconnection /Fparamfile.txt /silent

third-party oracle connection

(user, password, defined connec) parameters file

Thanks.

Re: gui_run does not work

former_member254358 — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 08:28:30 GMT

Sorry,

I wanted to say Thanks Pranav.

Regards.