The open process works except I found a problem which may also have been my problem earlier. I discovered that if I have a space in the path to the document, I get an error message. In this case MS Word opens but I get a dialog box saying the file name or path is invalid. For example, if the file is named "myfile.doc" this statements works:
open process "c:/program files/Microsoft Office/Office10/Winword.exe c:/myfile.doc"
If, however, the document name is "my file.doc" and I try:
open process "c:/program files/Microsoft Office/Office10/Winword.exe c:/my file.doc"
it does NOT work. I get the error message instead. Maybe Scott will know why it doesn't work if there is a space in the name. I am using MC 2.4.3.
Philip
Philip,
Try using "open process" instead; using the syntax:
open process <appPathWithParams>
where <appPathWithParams> is a quoted string with two parts: the path to the
application, a space, and then the path to the document. For example, to
load up Word with a doc on C: called "test.doc", you would do this:
open process "c:/program files/Microsoft Office/Office10/Winword.exe
c:/test.doc"
Not only does this launch it, but you can then "control" the process from
MetaCard if you wish (check out openProcesses, kill, etc.).
Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
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