Run not running file with number when .exe is available

[TXShooter]

I'm not entirely sure this is a bug, or perhaps by design (which currently doens't make sense to me)...


When I Run an .ahk file that has a number in it (version number, for example), AHK will not run that file if an .EXE file without the number exists in the same directory.

For example, this will run so long as it's the only file with the same name up to the number 3.

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Param1 := 100
Param2 := "My Param2"
Param3 := "My Param3"
Filename = C:\AHK Files\My AHK File 3.0.ahk "{}" "{}" "{}"
Run % Format(Filename, Param1, Param2, Param3)

However, Filename will not run if there exists the file "C:\AHK Files\My AHK File.exe" in the same directory as the AHK versioned file.

Is this by design?

[jeeswg]

- Try this:

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Param1 := 100
Param2 := "My Param2"
Param3 := "My Param3"
Target = "C:\AHK Files\My AHK File 3.0.ahk" "{}" "{}" "{}"
Run % Format(Target, Param1, Param2, Param3)

- If you don't put the path in quotes, Explorer has to interpret the command-line string that you passed it, to work out what file to execute.
- It sees 'C:\AHK Files\My AHK File' and one of the possible interpretations that it checks is 'C:\AHK Files\My AHK File.exe', if such an exe exists, it is launched. Using quotes for the script path avoids this.

[TXShooter]

That does explain it. Thank you.