How do I pass double quotes on the parameter string in Inno Setup?

Question

I am trying to execute the following command in Inno Setup:

move "MyFolder\Extra\Tesseract-OCR" "MyDestFolder"

I tried using:

Filename: "{cmd}"; Parameters: 'move ' + "MyFolder\Extra\Tesseract-OCR" + ' ' + "MyDestFolder"';

and

Filename: "{cmd}"; Parameters: 'move ' + AddQuotes(MyFolder\Extra\Tesseract-OCR) + ' ' + AddQuotes(MyDestFolder)';

But none of them worked.

Which approach should I follow?

I got the error: *Mismatched or misplaced quotes on parameter* as expected. Here the exactly line: `Filename: "{cmd}"; Parameters: 'move "{app}\Extra\Tesseract-OCR" "{commonpf32}"'; StatusMsg: "Installing Tesseract OCR..."` — Marcelo Gazzola, Jan 16 '20 at 02:02
Ah. That's different than what you asked in your question. You should edit it to indicate exactly what you're asking. You didn't mention `{app}` or `{commonpf32}` at all in your question or in your sample code. — Ken White, Jan 16 '20 at 02:09
See [Inno Setup parameter with quotes in \[Run\] section](https://stackoverflow.com/q/15821436/850848). — Martin Prikryl, Jan 17 '20 at 19:57

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 17 '20 at 17:50

Quotes can be embedded; just double them. Also, if you intend to use the cmd.exe move command, you would need the /c parameter. You might also consider using /y or as a parameter for the move command (depending on your needs).

Filename: "{cmd}"; Parameters: "/c move /y ""MyFolder\Extra\Tesseract-OCR"" ""MyDestFolder"""

/y would overwrite the file if it exists.

How do I pass double quotes on the parameter string in Inno Setup?

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