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Re: calling a file that runs in a separate application

• Posted by "Unkmar" <L3Euphoria at bellsouth.net> Aug 19, 2004
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michelle Rogers" <guest at RapidEuphoria.com>
To: <EUforum at topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 7:51 AM
Subject: calling a file that runs in a separate application


>
> posted by: Michelle Rogers <mrogers at ccs.bia.edu>
>
>
> I have found the "Call It" program.  But, apparently it only calls files
that end with an .exe extension.
> Does anyone know of a way to call a file that runs in a separate
application.
>
> For example, I have a program that I use in my classroom.  At a specific
time (which is no problem, already have a timer installed)..
> I want my Euphoria program to run a power point show.  Can someone tell me
how to do this?  It is a file that ends with .pps , which I want it to open
in Microsoft Power Point (perhaps Microsoft Power Point Viewer)
>
> Michelle Rogers


Do not take this as a recommendation.
Just as a note of completion about the subject.
You can't launch execute data files from the command prompt.
Such as: .txt .html or .pps
This means you can't launch them from batch files either.
However.  You can run the start.exe program and pass it a parameter.
Try this (without the quotes) at a dos prompt
"start http://www.google.com/"
"start myfile.txt"
"start myfile.pps"
So, if you wanted to, you could launch them like you do the executables.
I use this frequently to keep access the windows path environment.
start msconfig

    unkmar