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How do I open the following file: H:\Visio Viewer Test\VisioTestTemplate.vsd

Try

Run(@comspec & ' /c "H:\Visio Viewer Test\VisioTestTemplate.vsd"','',@sw_hide)

Assuming that your file associations are correct.


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shouldnt it be

Run(@comspec & ' /c start "H:\Visio Viewer Test\VisioTestTemplate.vsd"','',@sw_hide)
Your version just brings up a command prompt on my computer


Time you enjoyed wasting is not wasted time ......T.S. Elliot
Suspense is worse than disappointment................Robert Burns
God help the man who won't help himself, because no-one else will...........My Grandmother

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This method uses the file association:

$file = "H:\Visio Viewer Test\VisioTestTemplate.vsd"
Run("rundll32 url.dll, FileProtocolHandler " & $file)

The code is normaly used for opening a website:

$url = "http://www.autoitscript.com"
Run("rundll32 url.dll, FileProtocolHandler " & $url)
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Your version just brings up a command prompt on my computer

If quoted strings are passed to Start, it'll use them as a window title for a new command prompt.

START ["title"][/Dpath] [/MIN] [/MAX] ...etc...

"title" Title to display in window title bar.

@ w0uter: I usually add empty quotes to circumvent this behavior.

Compare these two lines:

Run(@comspec & ' /c start "C:\Program Files"',"",@sw_show)
  Run(@comspec & ' /c start "" "C:\Program Files"',"",@sw_show)

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