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==== RUNWIN Command (OpenInsight 32-Bit) ====
=== At 29 JAN 2004 08:54:48PM Sedick Cloete wrote: ===
 
 
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Now that the CHOOSEFILE command returns the longname of the file, I have a problem with the RUNWIN command when the name of the file I want to open exceeds 8 characters.  Using OI4.1.3.



Utility File Dialog and Run32 gives me a Runtime error '429'  ActiveX component can't create object.


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=== At 30 JAN 2004 07:52AM Mike Ruane wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>Sedick-



What if you put quotes around the file you want to run?



eg 

filename=c:\temp\myreallylongfilename.exe"

x=Utility('RUNWIN', quote(filename) )

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=== At 31 JAN 2004 11:07PM Sedick Cloete wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>Thanks Mike,



What I need to do, is to open a file with Word, Excel, etc depending on the file extension.



What can my problem be with Run32?

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=== At 01 FEB 2004 02:05AM [url=http://www.sprezzatura.com]The Sprezzatura Group[/url] wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>It sounds as though you are using the deprecated VB 32 bit extensions.  [url=http://www.revelation.com/__85256DB80017688B.nsf/0/96CCF2CB4FFF9D4485256D3400021EB2?OpenDocument]Try this instead[/url].



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=== At 06 FEB 2004 10:39AM Sedick Cloete wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>Thanks Sprezz, but the link to the document you referred is not present anymore.

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=== At 06 FEB 2004 01:06PM Bob Carten wrote:  ===

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declare function Get_PRoperty



Sedick:



the Run32 stuff was a workaround for OI16.  It is no longer needed.



Try the ShellExecute Function, which is the windows API call that does what you want



For Example



Subroutine test(void)



equ NULL$ to \00\

hWnd=Get_PRoperty(@Window, 'HANDLE')

action=Open"

filename=Book1.xls"

path=c:\temp"

call ShellExecute(hWnd, action:Null$,  filename:Null$, Null$ , Path:Null$, 1)



return

*****





Notes:



   1. If you use an action of Print instead of open it will print the file.



   2. Office 2003 uses an XML format for excel and word files.  It is possible to save a spreadsheet as xml, Osread it, edit it programmatically, oswrite a the result then launch it or print it with Shellexecute





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=== At 09 FEB 2004 07:34AM Sedick Cloete wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>Thanks Bob

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=== At 09 FEB 2004 08:25AM The Sprezzatura Group wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>Weird - works here.



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