problem with System()

[SGaist]

You call it with a path relative to where you main application is started.

./home/princi is equivalent to $PWD/home/princi/ which is likely not what you want, is it ?

[AlvaroS]

@SGaist yes! but it does not run with that code..

[AlvaroS]

@SGaist Now I do this and nothing as well..

    QString program = "princi";
    QStringList arguments;

    arguments << "0" << QString::number(wps.front().x()) << QString::number(wps.front().y()) << "0" << QString::number(wps.back().x()) << QString::number(wps.back().y()) << "prueba_princi.bmp" << "0 0 +" ;

    QString folder = "/home/";

    QProcess *myProcess = new QProcess(this);

    myProcess->setWorkingDirectory(folder);

    myProcess->start(program,arguments);

[SGaist]

What is the full path to princi ? And what is the full path to your application ?

[AlvaroS]

@SGaist Full path of princi (which is the executable) is /home/
and full path of my QT aplication is /home/workspace

[jsulm]

/home is not the full path to your application except it is called home and is located in the root directory.
So, you can start the program in a shell with /home/princi?
Did you try it?
This is quite strange path: in /home you usually have a directory for each user and /home is not writable by normal user.

[AlvaroS]

@jsulm sorry yes, it is in /home/user1/ but it does not run as well...

[mrjj]

@AlvaroS said:

QString program = "princi";

should be

QString program = "/home/user1/princi";

?

[AlvaroS]

@mrjj It works in the same way... :(

[jsulm]

@AlvaroS So, if you enter /home/user1/princi in a terminal window and press enter it does not start? What happens? Any error message?

[mrjj]

@AlvaroS

Ok, you must debug then
try to use
http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qprocess.html#error
to see what it thinks.

[AlvaroS]

@jsulm In a terminal if I write

./princi 0 747.37 427.68 0 844.37 42.54 prueba_princi.bmp 0 0 +

in /home/user1/ directory it runs good

[jsulm]

@AlvaroS Then try what @mrjj suggested

[AlvaroS]

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[AlvaroS]

@AlvaroS said:

@jsulm In a terminal if I write

./princi 0 747.37 427.68 0 844.37 42.54 prueba_princi.bmp 0 0 +

in /home/user1/ directory it runs good

@jsulm said:

@AlvaroS Then try what @mrjj suggested

okey, it gives me UnknowError.... http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qprocess.html#ProcessError-enum

[mrjj]

@AlvaroS

well you can use
qDebug() "qproc: " << myProcess->error();

and check the code in
http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qprocess.html#ProcessError-enum

[AlvaroS]

@mrjj Yes thanks!! See my last post. Thanks again. It gives me Unknow error...

[mrjj]

@AlvaroS

" This is the default return value of error()."

You do call it AFTER u call
myProcess->start(program,arguments); ?

[AlvaroS]

@mrjj Yes:

    myProcess->start(program, arguments);

    QProcess::ProcessError error = myProcess->error();

[mrjj]

@AlvaroS
hmm really odd then
it should say FailedToStart

Just to be 100% clear.

princi is never run ?