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True. Although you can use the 8.3 form of the long file name
and it will work:
open process "c:/program files/Microsoft
Office/Office10/Winword.exe c:/myfil~1.doc"
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 2:54
PM
Subject: Re: Launch MS Word
Thanks Ken,
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
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web Site:
http://www.sonsothunder.com/
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