Command line /cl option and spaces

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Having some trouble with running AQtime from the command line.I need to specify some command line options to the program I am going to profile. In order to do this the documetion says I should use the /cl:"[options]" flag.This works fine except for when I try to pass options with spaces. The documentation says that if you wish to pass options with spaces then you should suround them with single quote characters. When I do this and run AQtime the program to be profiled still has the single quote characters in its command line I was expecing AQTime to replace the single quotes with double quotes.I guess I'm doing something wrong as can't find any other complaints about this. Can anyone point me in the right directionMy command line to AQTime is:&nbsp;"C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\AQtime 7\Bin\AQtime.exe" "D:\AQ_V.aqt" /SilentMode /e /sr:"case 10-1800-150.aqr" /cl:"'run=D:\SVN
ewSmallCRs\shapesData\M	ests\V\10\case 10-1800-150.vbs' 'FEACWD=D:\SVN
ewSmallCRs\shapesData\M	ests\V\10' 'SESSION=case 10-1800-150' LICNAM=[SENTINELLM,feasql,10569] INTERACT=NO SKIPSCRIPTS=YES 'CHECKOUTDIR=D:\SVN
ewSmallCRs' 'SCRIPTS_INCLUDE=D:\SVN
ewSmallCRs\code\scripts' 'EXAMPLES=D:\m\examples' 'QA_INCLUDE=D:\SVN
ewSmallCRs\shapesData\m' QAOPTIONS=31742" /rThe command line to the executing program is:"D:\SVN\NewSmallCrs\code\bin\Release_Win32\M.exe" 'run=D:\SVN
ewSmallCRs\shapesData\M	ests\V\10\case 10-1800-150.vbs' 'FEACWD=D:\SVN
ewSmallCRs\shapesData\M	ests\V\10' 'SESSION=case 10-1800-150' INTERACT=NO SKIPSCRIPTS=YES 'CHECKOUTDIR=D:\SVN
ewSmallCRs' 'SCRIPTS_INCLUDE=D:\SVN
ewSmallCRs\code\scripts' 'EXAMPLES=D:\m\examples' 'QA_INCLUDE=D:\SVN
ewSmallCRs\shapesData\m' QAOPTIONS=31742CheersJames

tanyayatskovska · Answer

Hi James, &nbsp; Will the following format work? /cl:"param1='value with a space' param2='value with a space'" &nbsp;

james_hayhurst · Answer

Hi Tanya I tried that format too unfortunately it doesn't work either. The single quotes still appear in the profiled programs command line.

alexkaras · Answer

Hi James,What if you try to double the inner single quotes? E.g.:/cl:'param1=''value with a space'' param2=''value with a space'''

james_hayhurst · Answer

Hi Alex&nbsp; doubleing the inner single quotes? E.g.: &nbsp; /cl:'param1=''value with a space'' param2=''value with a space''' &nbsp; Did not work either the doubled single quotes appeared in the path of the program to be profiled. &nbsp; I also tried double quotes around the values with spaces and single quotes round the entire command line specifed by /cl: E.g: &nbsp; /cl:'param1="value with a space" param2="value with a space"' &nbsp; The double quotes were preserved but unfortunately so were the single quotes &nbsp; Do you have an example of using the cl option with parameteres that have spaces that does work?

alexkaras · Answer

Hi James,No, unfortunately, I don't. I wondered by analogy with AutomatedBuildStudio (http://smartbear.com/products/software-development/software-release-management) where one must double inner single quotes for the Execute DOS Command operation.I believe that Tanya will be back with some reply or you can raise a Support ticket: http://support.smartbear.com/message/?prod=AQtime

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