Sorry - I meant to add - try... $winword_path="\42c:\\program files\\microsoft office\\office\\winword.exe\42";
Cheers T Is it that your $winword_path="c:/progra~1/micros~1/office/winword"; does not equate to the same path on your other machine. Maybe the microsoft directory has a different DOS path name assigned - like /micros~2/ for example. Hard to track how Win98 assigns these directory names (in install order - I think) where there maybe several dirs starting with microsoft (eg Microsft Autoroute, Microsoft Reference, Microsoft Office etc). Cheers T -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jon sof Sent: 17 September 2003 09:52 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: problems on opening a word document >From: "Rob Dixon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "jon sof" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: problems on opening a word document >Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 09:44:34 +0100 > >jon sof wrote: > > > > > I use the system() to open the word document. It works on > > a win98 system but not on another similar machine. > > > > Both machines uses win98. > > > > What is the problem? It getting annoying. > >It is likely to be because your file associations are not >set up correctly. Check whether double-clicking on a .doc >file in Windows Explorer starts Word correctly. > >You should fix this by reinstalling Word, but for the >purposes of your Perl program you could run winword.exe explicitly with >the .doc file as a parameter. > >HTH, > >Rob > That's exactly what i am doing. $winword_path="c:/progra~1/micros~1/office/winword"; $doc="docs/file.doc"; system(1,$winword_path,$doc); It works great under a win98 system but not on another win98. It drives me mad. Both machines are equipped with the Office 97. _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
