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Hello Everyone,

Why this is not working in DOS Command -> Extracting a self extracting exe with passwod
"D:\TIMELINE\28062013\Exe.exe" password

But this works fine

cd D:<br />
cd Timeline\28062013<br />
Exe.exe password

Please help, I will use this code in vb.net to automatically extract all files

Thanks in advance

Posted 5-Jul-13 0:23am

hansoctantan

Updated 5-Jul-13 0:24am

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[no name] 5-Jul-13 6:42am

How would you suppose that we would know what you mean by "is not working"?

hansoctantan 5-Jul-13 6:47am

thank you for your comment, OriginalGriff has the perfect answer

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-05T00:30:00

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Possibly, because of permissions on the folder you are starting off in.
When you change disk and directory directly, you set the current folder for the application to execute in - so any extracted files will go into that folder. If you don't, then you could well (read almost certainly are) leaving the current directory exactly where is - which is likely to be C:\ or an application folder. Neither of these are likely to have write permission and your extract will probably fail.
Without seeing the code you are executing, it's difficult to recommend a solution, but it may be that your exe.exe file has a parameter telling it which folder to extract to.

Posted 5-Jul-13 0:30am

OriginalGriff

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hansoctantan 5-Jul-13 6:44am

thank you very much, i cant find the extracted files when I'm using the Command Prompt but in vb.net, you're right its in the application path

Thanks again

OriginalGriff 5-Jul-13 7:02am

If you're using Process.Start, you can set the StartInfo.WorkingDirectory to set where it will output the data - into the app folder is a bad idea, partly because it clutters it up, and partly because you may not always be able to write to it - Windows is getting increasingly restrictive about who can write to folders below "Program Files"
There is the Temporary directory, or see here:
http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/370232/Where-should-I-store-my-data
for a selection of places if you want the files more permanent!