For the record, I get the IE startup on my NT40 box. Since you do not get the same results from a Dos Prompt, the problem is in how the Launch command parses the parameter. I guess by now it is patently known that FTPxxxx.* is not allowed with the Launch command. Next case....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 4:42 PM Subject: RE: Launch command > Well, that is good news for RBTI, and back to the drawing board for me. I > wonder if it is that my quote settings are different than yours. I will > try playing with settings untill I can figure just which setting makes it > work ok. Not that it matters, I just renamed the file and went on with my > life, but tracking down things is in my nature, and if I can make a problem > disappear for someone else, it will have been worth it. > Thanks guys for the test and the results, I will dig deeper and see if I > can determine what settings cause this to not work for me. I can replicate > this on both win98, and win 2000 pro, with the latest version of R:base. > > Dan > > > > At 05:19 PM 5/23/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Dan, > > > >I created a test.bat file with "DIR c:\" in it and ran it from the R>. > >The result was as you said a flash of the DOS window > >I then renamed Test.bat to ftpstart.bat at the R> and then ran it and it > >displayed the dir of my C drive. > > > >Hope this is helpfull > > > >I'm running R:Base 2000 V 6.5++ (1.851 X RT03) > > > >Rich Starkey > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > >Behalf Of Dan > >Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 4:57 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: Launch command > > > > > >I thought this would be solved just by sending it off to RDCC. They claim > >it is not a bug, but rather microsofts problem. Would anyone else please > >try this simple test, and tell me if you find the same thing that I do. > >1. Create a simple test.bat file, just one command in it. DIR > >2. then at the Rprompt type Launch test.bat > > > >You should see the dos directory flash by and be gone. > >This is correct, and Launch worked great. > > > >3. Now rename that same file to FTPSTART.BAT > >4 then at the R> type Launch Ftpstart.bat > > > >Please tell me if it did or didn't work. I believe the problem is with > >the filename itself. > > > >Dan > > > > > >================================================ > >TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > >Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > >================================================ > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > >================================================ > >TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > > > > >================================================ > >TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > >Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > >================================================ > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > >================================================ > >TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
