Launch MS Word

[PEChumbley at aol.com]

Thanks Ken,

The open process works except I found a problem which may also have been my 
problem earlier.  I discovered that if I have a space in the path to the 
document, I get an error message.  In this case MS Word opens but I get a 
dialog box saying the file name or path is invalid.  For example, if the file 
is named "myfile.doc" this statements works:

open process "c:/program files/Microsoft Office/Office10/Winword.exe 
c:/myfile.doc"

If, however, the document name is "my file.doc" and I try:

open process "c:/program files/Microsoft Office/Office10/Winword.exe c:/my 
file.doc"

it does NOT work.  I get the error message instead.  Maybe Scott will know 
why it doesn't work if there is a space in the name.  I am using MC 2.4.3.

Philip


> 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/

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