Parentheses in path for command-line execution

[FlashMagicUser]

Referring to this post: http://forum.flashmagictool.com/index.php?topic=4338.0.

I am using command-line v11.00 but with a path containing "C:\Program Files (x86)\..." I still cannot make the command work.

Is there any way to run this command? Has something been done to improve that?

[Andy Ayre]

Try double backslashes, \\

Andy

[FlashMagicUser]

I already tried with

• Double slashes
• Quotes around the path
• Double quotes around the path
• Replacing spaces with slashes (i.e.: "C:\Program\Files\(x86)\...")

And I always get the same error.


I also just noticed that I get the error:

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ERROR: Invalid parameters for HEXFILE directive: HEXFILE(C:\Program
Files
(x86)
But the exit code is

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0
It would be great if we could at least catch the error via exit code.

[Andy Ayre]

Export the command line directives from the GUI version (File menu). That will show you the valid syntax.

Andy

[FlashMagicUser]

Oh, the irony.
I setup via GUI my desired function and it works fine.
But if I export the command line directives, I see that the string is exactly the same  as the one that gives me the error.

[Andy Ayre]

Please post the entire HEXFILE directive you are using.

Andy

[FlashMagicUser]

This is the entire command line directive:

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COM(6, 115200)
DEVICE(LPC2368, 4.000000, 0)
HARDWARE(BOOTEXEC, 50, 100)
ERASE(DEVICE, PROTECTISP)
HEXFILE(C:\Program Files (x86)\My Company\My Software\myfile.hex, NOCHECKSUMS, NOFILL, PROTECTISP)

Just to clarify: this is the exact same string I get if I export Command Line Directive from the Flash Magic GUI software.
Just to clarify more: if I use any other path without parentheses (even with spaces, but no parentheses), the command executes fine.

[Andy Ayre]

Parentheses are not allowed inside path names. Page 57 of the manual lists what is allowed. The V12 command line is all-new and doesn't have this restriction.

Andy

[FlashMagicUser]

Thank you for your answers.

Is it possible to export the command line directive from GUI V12?