Why don't applications in Program Files start using os.execute in lua?

Question

I am trying to run an executable using the Lua function os.execute(). If I do something like the following, it will not work:

os.execute("C:\\\Program Files\\\Movie Maker\\\moviemk.exe")

However, if I put my lua file in the same path that it is in moviemk.exe, it can cause it.

Any ideas why this could be?

PS I am using Windows XP SP3

Answer 1

Try:

 os.execute("C:\\Program Files\\Movie Maker\\moviemk.exe")

or

 os.execute("C:/Program Files/Movie Maker/moviemk.exe")

The '\' character is used for escape characters in Lua.

Answer 2

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