Re: IDE and files with spaces in path name/Judith/Wolf/RDS
- Posted by Michael Nelson <MichaelANelson at WORLDNET.ATT.NET> Jan 15, 2001
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Al Getz wrote: > Of course if you dont need return info, "system()" works fine as is. > <snip> > > Strange thing is, 'system("exw "&path&filename,2)' works either way. > Someone please write RDS about this? Thanks. > </snip> Not strange at all, actually. System() starts a new OS shell and system_exec() doesn't. The OS shell can handle file names with spaces, but the Eu interpreter can't. Hope Rob fixes this in the next release. Until then, Al's workaround seems like the best way to go. -- Mike Nelson