topic Pass command line variable with space in QlikView

Pass command line variable with space

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:46:03 GMT

Hi all,

I'm trying to pass a datetime as a variable value through the command line so it looks like this:

C:\progra~1\qlikview\qv.exe /r /vMyDate=2009-01-01 14:35:23 MyQWV.qwv

but I'm getting an error saying that 14:35:23 is an invalid switch. How can I pass a variable value that contains spaces and, while we're at it, if I'm passing multiple variable values do I need to use the /v switch for each one, or is there a delimiter I can use to separate them?

Thanks,

-Mark

Pass command line variable with space

vgutkovsky — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:07:59 GMT

Mark,

I'm assuming everything is in correct syntax. You just need to enclose each part in quotes if it contains spaces or other special characters. So it would look like this:

"C:\Program Files\Qlikview\Qv.exe" /r /vMyDate=2009-01-01 "14:35:23 MyQWV.qwv"

Regarding your second question, I think you need a separate switch for every variable.

Regards,

Pass command line variable with space

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:15:06 GMT

Sorry, I should have been clearer: The variable value I'm trying to pass is "2009-01-01 14:35:23" and file name is MyQWV.exe

I've tried

"C:\Program Files\Qlikview\Qv.exe" /r /v"MyDate=2009-01-01 14:35:23" MyQWV.qwv

But that doesn't work. Any other thoughts?

-Mark

Pass command line variable with space

vgutkovsky — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:51:53 GMT

Try this:

"C:\Program Files\Qlikview\Qv.exe" /r /vMyDate="2009-01-01 14:35:23" MyQWV.qwv

Re: Pass command line variable with space

Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:49:41 GMT

"C:\Program Files\Qlikview\Qv.exe" /r /vMyDate="2009-01-01 14:35:23" MyQWV.qwv

"C:\Program Files\Qlikview\Qv.exe" /r "/vMyDate=2009-01-01 14:35:23" MyQWV.qwv