Shell Loading .exe; No Result Generated.

[shawkins13]

I have a macro that changes a few text lines in a file called LREAD. It then calls an executable that uses LREAD to generate an output file called LWRITE.

Many files have to be analyzed by the executable so I have set this up to run by itself and copy LWRITE files over to another drive.

This macro was working perfectly yesterday. Today I go to load it and when I call the shell function, the executable runs, but no new LWRITE file is generated. However, if I run the executable by itself (without the macro), then the LWRITE file is generated correctly. Therefore the error somehow rests with the shell command and not the .exe itself. HELP!

What is going on here??? Why would my code be working one day and suddenly stop working the next?

 

[shawkins13]

For future reference:

There was a problem with the call to certain directory on my computer. This messed up the executable because output files were placed in the wrong drive.

To fully change a path, you have to change the drive first and then change the directory. For example to change from C:\Documents to P:\MyFolder, both of the following are needed in the code:

ChDrive "P"
ChDir "P:\MyFolder"

finally.