Re: NEWERA -- Starting Word

In article <NaxcBDAAl$+zMA19@excelsis.co.uk>, Mike Ripley <mike.ripley@excelsys.co.uk> writes: > In article <01bcadc5$b0d2d160$9112a8c0@ggs-ws-45>, Richard Lewis > <Richard.Lewis@gerling.com.au> writes > >Hi Mike, > > > >Have you looked at the RUN statement. > > > >RUN "c:\\\\program files\\\\microsoft office\\\\microsoft word " || docname > > > >Read the Help file for RUN > > > >Richard Lewis > > > >Mike Ripley <mike.ripley@excelsys.co.uk> wrote in article > ><3LbClBAofu+zMAiE@excelsis.co.uk>... > >> I may be missing something obvious but > >> how do I start Microsoft Word from a button on a NEWERA window and pass > >> it a document name. > >> -- > >> Mike Ripley > >> > The double \\\\ was the key! > -- > Mike Ripley We always just use / - when used as a parameter to DOS it is fine (when used on a command ine it chokes.) That way the program is portable. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Paulo, InForm Group Ltd.,PO Box 1444, Wellington, New Zealand. Ph: +64 4 472 0996 Fax: +64 4 473 2407 Email: david@inform.co.nz = What would you do if you knew that you could not fail = ----------------------------------------------------------------------