B4J Question Execute Shell .exe from within Files app?

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MathiasM

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Hello

I try execute an exe file with the shell. This is the code I'm using:

B4X: 
sh.Initialize("split", File.Combine(File.DirAssets, "cpdf.exe"), Array As String("-split", txtPDFPath.Text, "-o", File.Combine(File.DirTemp & SplittedPDFFolder, "page%%%%%.pdf")))
    sh.Run(10000)
    Wait For split_ProcessCompleted (Success As Boolean, ExitCode As Int, StdOut As String, StdErr As String)
    Log(StdOut)
    Log(StdErr)

So I'm trying to launch cpdf.exe in the Assetfolder. But I get this error:
org.apache.commons.exec.ExecuteException: Execution failed (Exit value: -559038737. Caused by java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "AssetsDir\cpdf.exe" (in directory "."): CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file.)
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The odd thing is, the file is certainly in the folder:


I tried another way, specifying the workingdirectory:

B4X: 
sh.Initialize("split", "cpdf.exe", Array As String("-split", txtPDFPath.Text, "-o", File.Combine(File.DirTemp & SplittedPDFFolder, "page%%%%%.pdf")))
    sh.WorkingDirectory = File.DirAssets
    sh.Run(10000)

However, that also throws an error (but another)

Does anyone know what's wrong? Thanks for any insights.
 
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MathiasM

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Hi Enrique

Thanks, your solution works. For future reference, this is my working code:
B4X: 
File.Copy(File.DirAssets, "cpdf.exe", File.DirApp, "cpdf.exe")
Dim sh As Shell
sh.Initialize("split", "cpdf.exe", Array As String("-split", txtPDFPath.Text, "-o", File.Combine(File.DirTemp & SplittedPDFFolder, "page%%%%%.pdf")))
sh.WorkingDirectory = File.DirApp
sh.Run(10000)
 
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