[Qt-interest] QProcess problem when argument has space in windows Qt 4.5

[Rohan McGovern]

On Saturday 14 March 2009, ext Hari Panicker wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I am using Qt 4.5. I am trying start a msi install by calling
> msiexec.exe using QProcess. I am passing the path of the msi
> which has spaces in the path. I do put them between quotes. It
> just does not work... here is the code below
>
> int SetupWrapper::startProcess(QString args)
> {
> QString program = "msiexec.exe " + args;
> QProcess *myProcess = new QProcess(this);
> myProcess->start(program);
> myProcess->waitForFinished(-1);
> int errorcode=myProcess->exitCode();
> myProcess->close();
> return errorcode;
> }
>
>

Hi,

Try using the QProcess::start which takes a QStringList of 
arguments. That takes the guesswork out of how to pass arguments.

Unrelated: in SetupWrapper::startProcess, create your QProcess on 
the stack instead of the heap.  There's no reason to use the heap 
there.

-- 
Rohan McGovern
Qt Software, Nokia