[Eric] Eric5.bat console window

[Victor Varvariuc]

Looks like this is the problem:

> START has a peculiarity involving double quotes around the first parameter.
> If the first parameter has double quotes it uses that as the optional TITLE
> for the new window.
>
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/154075/using-the-dos-start-command-with-parameters-passed-to-the-started-program

This should work:

rem Start Eric4 with command line parameters
cd %~dp0
start pythonw.exe Lib\site-packages\eric4\eric4.pyw %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8
%9


On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Victor Varvariuc <
victor.varvariuc at gmail.com> wrote:

> Try this version:
>
>> rem Start Eric4 with command line parameters
>> cd %~dp0
>> pythonw.exe Lib\site-packages\eric4\eric4.pyw %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
>>
>
> On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 4:07 PM, Detlev Offenbach <
> detlev at die-offenbachs.de> wrote:
>
>> On Sonntag, 20. Februar 2011, Victor Varvariuc wrote:
>> > I installed Python-2.7.1, PyQt-Py2.7-x86-gpl-4.8.3-1, eric4-4.4.12, and
>> and
>> > also could not start Eric without taking out 'start'.
>> > Looks like it is because of Python several versions installed (maybe
>> > 'start' uses some extension bindings and is trying to start Python3 for
>> > eric4?). Anyway, i installed the same files on clean WinXp without
>> having
>> > Python3 installed, at it worked is supposed.
>> > Also i've got a message from a guy, who says it worked for him:
>>
>> Meanwhile I modified the install script and added a '-s' option that cause
>> the
>> script to leave out the "start " part of the batch file. This way the user
>> can
>> choose.
>>
>>
>> >
>> > On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 12:37 AM, <erik@*brown.com> wrote:
>> > > Victor,
>> > >
>> > >   Very cool.  I recently started using Eric4 and this has been bugging
>> > >   me.
>> > >
>> > > Haven't had time to look into this, but I applied your changes to the
>> > > eric4.bat script and worked like a charm.
>> > >
>> > > Enjoy,
>> > >
>> > > Erik
>> >
>> > On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Detlev Offenbach
>> > <detlev at die-offenbachs.de
>> >
>> > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Hello Victor,
>> > >
>> > > I implemented your solution. Unfortunately I am observing some strange
>> > > issues.
>> > > I have several Python versions installed (2.6, 2.7, 3.1). It works
>> fine
>> > > for eric5 and Python 3.1. However, the same kind of batchfile doesn't
>> > > work for the
>> > > Python 2 variants and eric4. If I remove the "start" from the script,
>> it
>> > > is ok. What am I doing wrong?
>> > >
>> > > Regards,
>> > > Detlev
>> > >
>> > > On Freitag, 18. Februar 2011, Victor Varvariuc wrote:
>> > > > I would like to suggest changing some of the .bat scripts for Eric
>> on
>> > > > Windows. I am using Eric5, but i think the same applies to Eric4.
>> > > >
>> > > > The problem with the eric5.bat is the following:
>> > > > > While running a command line program or some GUI initiated from
>> > > > > command line on Windows, there is always a black console window on
>> > > > > the screen. This sometime becomes annoying. For example, when you
>> > > > > start the Eric Python IDE on Windows, normally you start it by
>> > > > > calling a batch file “eric4.bat” which calls the actual eric4.py
>> > > > > script sequentially. Since Eric4 is designed to be a GUI program,
>> > > > > the black console window has no use but it is there.
>> > >
>> > >
>> http://9rivers.linkka.com/2010/07/29/hide-the-command-console-window-whil
>> > > e-
>> > >
>> > > > running-a-guicommand-line-program-on-windows/
>> > > >
>> > > > I found a way to start eric5.bat without the console window:
>> > > > > @echo off
>> > > > > rem Start Eric5 with command line parameters
>> > > > > set CURRDIR=%~dp0
>> > > > > start "%CURRDIR%\pythonw.exe"
>> > > > > "%CURRDIR%\Lib\site-packages\eric5\eric5.pyw" %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7
>> %8
>> > >
>> > > %9
>> > >
>> > > > This is not only hiding console window. It also uses relative
>> pathes.
>> > > > So
>> > >
>> > > it
>> > >
>> > > > makes .bat scripts more portable.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Detlev Offenbach
>> > > detlev at die-offenbachs.de
>>
>>
>> --
>> Detlev Offenbach
>> detlev at die-offenbachs.de
>>
>
>
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