RE: lingo-l filextra FileRunApp ms office : problems with spaces in file paths

sorry, wrong version went out a moment ago. it turns out that C:\testdir\volume 1\test.doc works when it's C:\testdir\volume~1\test.doc Does anyone know a way to return dos style paths to director? thanks Julian I'm having problems with opening office files where

RE: lingo-l filextra FileRunApp ms office : problems with spaces in file paths

Hi, yep, that works in filextra too. many thanks tim. julian I think the reason is that when MS apps take the filename it sees the space as the end of the parameter, by passing the parameter inside quotation marks, this is avoided.

Re: lingo-l filextra FileRunApp ms office : problems with spaces in file paths

Buddy again... use baShortFileName. I use it in both the application and the file. Stephen Julian Weaver wrote the following on 10/6/2004 8:20 AM: Hi, yep, that works in filextra too. many thanks tim. julian I think the reason is that when MS apps take the filename

RE: lingo-l filextra FileRunApp ms office : problems with spaces in file paths

Does anyone know a way to return dos style paths to director? Buddy API's baShortFileName will do this. Best, Marvin [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]