[wix-users] How to Run a cmdline which contains spaces

[Joseph L. Casale]

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Subject: [wix-users] How to Run a cmdline which contains spaces

> I am trying to run a cmd line which contains spaces. for example: "ping
> localhost". When I configure it in the wxs file the installation fails. But
> when using a command with no spaces (for example: "ipconfig") everything
> works properly.
> 
> Here is the relevant part in the wxs file (changing the ipconfig to ping
> localhost or any other command with two or more words will cause failure)
> 
> <Property Id="MyProcess.MyTask" Value=""ipconfig""/>
> 
> <CustomAction Id="MyProcess.TaskKill" Return="check" Impersonate="no"
> Execute="deferred" DllEntry="CAQuietExec" BinaryKey="WixCA"/>
> 
> <InstallExecuteSequence>
> 
>       <Custom Action="MyProcess.MyTask" After="InstallInitialize"/>
> 
> </InstallExecuteSequence>

You need to correctly quote and escape...

For example, https://stackoverflow.com/a/6898398/3536370