Launch MS Word

[Ken Ray]

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: kray at sonsothunder.com
Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/

----- Original Message -----
From: <PEChumbley at aol.com>
To: <metacard at lists.runrev.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:55 PM
Subject: Launch MS Word


>
> I just got MS Office and am trying to launch a Word document on Windows
2000
> using:
>
>    launch myFile with "c:/Program Files/Microsoft
> Office/Office10/Winword.exe"
>
> The Word program opens but myFile is not loaded although the correct path
is
> contained in myFile.  Am I missing something?
>
> Philip Chumbley
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