PostCustomCommandParameters seem to be truncating at first space in %destinationpath%

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Request Type:
BUG / NEW FEATURE - Bug

MCEBuddy Version and Type (32bit or 64bit): - 64

Operating System and Type (32bit or 64bit): - 64

Summary of the problem or suggestion: It seems like the the software is truncating the command sent via the PostCustomCommandParameters at the first space in the %destinationpath% variable. This is shown in the following excerpt from the log.

2019-03-17T04:16:37 MCEBuddy.Transcode.CustomCommand --> Custom command parameters read ->  
PostCustomCommandPath = c:\wmcscript\runshowremoversubdir.bat 
PostCustomCommandParameters = ""%destinationpath%"" 
PostCustomCommandHangPeriod = 0 
PostCustomCommandCritical = False 
PostCustomCommandUISession = False 
PostCustomCommandShowWindow = True 
PostCustomCommandExitCodeCheck = False
2019-03-17T04:16:37 MCEBuddy.Transcode.CustomCommand --> About to run custom command with parameters: 
PostCustomCommandPath = c:\wmcscript\runshowremoversubdir.bat 
PostCustomCommandParameters = ""P:\Recorded TV\Processed\TV\Protected\Rock Legends"" 
PostCustomCommandHangPeriod = 0 
PostCustomCommandCritical = False 
PostCustomCommandUISession = False 
PostCustomCommandShowWindow = True 
PostCustomCommandExitCodeCheck = False
2019-03-17T04:16:37 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Base --> Launching process c:\wmcscript\runshowremoversubdir.bat
2019-03-17T04:16:37 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Base --> Process arguments ""P:\Recorded TV\Processed\TV\Protected\Rock Legends""
2019-03-17T04:16:37 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Base --> UI Session Admin Process : False
2019-03-17T04:16:37 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Base --> Setting process priority to Idle
2019-03-17T04:16:37 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Base --> c:\wmcscript>echo on 
2019-03-17T04:16:37 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Base --> c:\wmcscript>C:\WMCScript\ReadWMCBackup.pl
...
2019-03-17T04:16:38 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Base --> c:\wmcscript>C:\WMCScript\ShowRemoverSubDir.pl ""P:\Recorded 
2019-03-17T04:16:38 MCEBuddy.AppWrapper.Base --> Name "main::nothing" used only once: possible typo at C:\WMCScript\ShowRemoverSubDir.pl line 88.

Steps to replicate the bug: Use a post custom command with a destinationpath that contains spaces.

Screenshots: I have attached an example log.

Thanks!

Rock Legends_AXSTV_2019_03_17_03_29_00.wtv-Move Protected TV-2019-03-17T04-15-24.7126063-04-00.log (1.1 MB)

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How does your bat file use the variable? Did you put it in quotes in the .bat file as well?

It looks like it’s seeing one-too-many sets of quotation marks. It looks like you did it correctly in the “PostCustomCommandParameters” entry, so I’m wondering if the bat file is adding an additional set.

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It looks like an issue with the quotes setup. Try using one less set of quotes as @hobesman pointed out or try escaping your quotes \" if you want to pass the quotes to your script. It’s windows/cmd.exe/scripting which is interpreting the quotes differently as it navigates through the system.

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That worked. Thank you guys for the advice. I know that when I set up that post-custom-command in the first place (~2013) the second quote was required for the script to work. The update that I applied in December 2018 must have made the second quote unnecessary.

Thanks again!

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