using RUNWIN to call WINWORD, EXCEL (OpenInsight Specific) [Revelation On-Line Wiki]

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At 11 MAY 1999 09:53:56AM Nick Stevenson wrote:

OpenInsight Specific

I am having trouble calling WINWORD using the RUNWIN command. I can use it to call NOTEPAD, CALC, WORDPAD etc with no problem. But I suspect it is the long directory name that is causing the problem. My WINWORD is installed at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office. The others are in C:\Windows. How can I get around this?

At 11 MAY 1999 10:36AM Mike Ruane, WinWin Solutions Inc. wrote:

Nick-

Use the short names- eg 'c:\progra~1\micros~1\office\winword.exe'

A quick way to see the short name is to run 'WINFILE' from the Start-Run command line, find the file you want, and choose file-properties on that file. Just cut and paste the text into wherever you need it.

Hope it helps-

Mike Ruane

WinWin Solutions Inc.

WWW.WinWinSol.Com

At 11 MAY 1999 11:15AM Nick Stevenson wrote:

Thanks Mike

I realised what I had to do about 1.5 microseconds after I hit the SUBMIT button….

At 11 MAY 1999 12:55PM Mike Ruane wrote:

Usually it takes until I read the responses before I go 'DOH'

Mike Ruane

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