2000 will accept either .bat or .cmd. They seem to be functionally equivalent under 2000. --------------------------------------- At 06:53 PM 5/23/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Tony, > >On NT and 2000 you should name the files *.cmd..... > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Anthony Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 5:53 PM >Subject: Re: Launch command > > >> It brings up IE on my W2K Pro system. >> >> Tony >> >> >> >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> 05/23/2002 05:57 PM >> Please respond to rbase-l >> >> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> cc: (bcc: Anthony Schmidt/BayShore/SGU_LN) >> Subject: Re: Launch command >> >> >> Dan - >> >> What happens if you run ftpstart.bat in the Run box that pops up >> from the Windows Start button? >> >> If it brings up MSIE then it is a M$ problem. >> >> Bernie >> --------------------------------------- >> At 05:52 PM 5/23/2002 -0400, you wrote: >> >Ok, Now there are two of us..... (good, I am not crazy) Now, what are >> Tony >> >and I doing different from Richard and Bernie? >> > Also, I renamed it to ftpstart.com, and get the same results, as do I >> if >> >I run it as ftpstart.exe, or without the extension at all... Launch >> >ftpstart opens my browser with an error message. >> >I tried changing null, and quotes settings, but this had no effect. >> > >> >Dan >> > >> >At 05:30 PM 5/23/2002 -0400, you wrote: >> >>Works fine at the command prompt in W2K Pro. (DIR runs) >> >> >> >>It also works fine if launched from an icon on the desktop. >> >> >> >>It does NOT work properly from the R Prompt (DIR doesn't run. IE comes >> up >> >>instead with the ftp protocol - ftp://ftp.bat/ and an error message) >> >> >> >>Tony >> >> >> >>Anthony Schmidt, JD >> >>The Computery Ltd. >> >>One East Main Street >> >>Bay Shore, NY 11706 >> >> >> >>631-665-8100 Voice >> >>631-969-5988 Fax >> >> >> >>http://www.computeryltd.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>05/23/2002 04:56 PM >> >>Please respond to rbase-l >> >> >> >> >> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> cc: (bcc: Anthony Schmidt/BayShore/SGU_LN) >> >> 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. 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