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[Solved] Run external program through LUA

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gronden

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March 4, 2026 10:27 pm

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Hi,

I'm trying to run an external program through a LUA file using the following command:

handle, error = ext.run("c:\smartsim\batc_2.exe")

Unfornately it seems to not have affect.

Could please address about how I could solve the issue?

Thanks and KR

Joe

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March 5, 2026 10:50 am

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The backslash '\' character is used to designate escape characters in lua (see https://www.codecademy.com/resources/docs/lua/strings). If you need to use it as a backslash you need to repeat it, so try:

handle, error = ext.run("c:\\smartsim\\batc_2.exe")

John

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gronden

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March 5, 2026 11:21 am

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Hi,

that solved the issue!

Thanks a lot

Joe