Blimey! What a wierd combination of effects. On Windows ME its nearly the same: just
"start .\notepad" is different.
C:\>ver
Windows Millennium [Version 4.90.3000]
C:\>start /m notepad
-- notepad started minimized
C:\>start .\notepad
Cannot find file '.\notepad' (or one of its components). Check
to ensure the path and filename are correct and that all required
libraries are available.
C:\>start c:/Windows/notepad
-- notepad started successfully
C:\>start ./notepad
Cannot find file './notepad' (or one of its components). Check
to ensure the path and filename are correct and that all required
libraries are available.
C:\>start ./notepad.exe
-- notepad started successfully
And also:
C:\>start .\notepad.exe
Cannot find file '.\notepad.exe' (or one of its components).
Check to ensure the path and filename are correct and that all
required libraries are available.
- Julian
Norman Vine wrote:
>
> Julian Foad writes:
> >>
> >The "/m" switch specifies a minimised (iconised) window.
> >Could Windows users check whether this is supported on various
> >versions of Windows. It is on Windows ME.
>
> AFAIK 'start /m' is supported on all Win32 systems
>
> >The "cygpath -w" command converts the unix-like pathname to a
> >Windows one which the Windows program will recognise.
> >Something like this may be needed in the non-CygWin case. I'm
> >not sure what the values of get_fg_root() and
> >"/sim/startup/intro-music" will or should be. Can the SGPath
> >class convert between native and unix-style pathnames?
>
> AFAIK get_fg_root() should always return a path that the
> underlying system should understand, and WIN32 almost
> understands .
>
> Note the following 'quirks' though
>
> Microsoft(R) Windows 98
>(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1998.
>
> C:\WINDOWS>start /m notepad
> -- notepad started minimized
>
> C:\WINDOWS>start .\notepad
> -- notepad started successfuly
>
> C:\WINDOWS>start c:/Windows/notepad
> -- notepad starts successfuly
>
> C:\WINDOWS>start ./notepad
> Cannot find file './notepad' (or one of its components). Check
> to ensure the path and filename are correct and that all required
> libraries are available.
>
> C:\WINDOWS>start ./notepad.exe
> -- notepad started successfuly
>
> to be sure of success when launching a program with start on WIN32
> use the FULL filename to include the extension !
>
> Cheers
>
> Norman
>
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