Launch MS Word

[Ken Ray]

True. Although you can use the 8.3 form of the long file name and it will work:

open process "c:/program files/Microsoft Office/Office10/Winword.exe c:/myfil~1.doc"

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 2:54 PM
  Subject: Re: Launch MS Word


  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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