Open a file with it's associated program

[GioVit]

I need to know how can I open a file (with extension .exe, .doc, .txt, .htm, etc) with it's associated program (Excel, Word, Notepad, Internet Explorer, etc) I tried with this

Run(@ComSpec & " /c start " & $file, @SW_SHOW)

but it only work witn Internet Explorer.

Is there a more generic way to do this? without knowing the program associated to the file I want to open.

thanks in advance

[BigDod]

I need to know how can I open a file (with extension .exe, .doc, .txt, .htm, etc) with it's associated program (Excel, Word, Notepad, Internet Explorer, etc) I tried with this

Run(@ComSpec & " /c start " & $file, @SW_SHOW)

but it only work witn Internet Explorer.

Is there a more generic way to do this? without knowing the program associated to the file I want to open.

thanks in advance

Try _RunDos

#include <Process.au3>
$rc = _RunDos("start d:\autoit\uptime.au3")

[GioVit]

Try _RunDos

#include <Process.au3>
$rc = _RunDos("start d:\autoit\uptime.au3")

I Found that the problem is with Directories or filenames that has space in its names, so I can solve the directories problem executing the function FileChangeDir() previously and then excute _RunDos() but I still have problem with filenames that has spaces. I Tried adding quotation but doesn't work:

$rc = _RunDos('"start d:\autoit\up time.au3"')

Or

$rc = _RunDos('start "d:\autoit\up time.au3"')

Any suggestion

[BigDod]

I Found that the problem is with Directories or filenames that has space in its names, so I can solve the directories problem executing the function FileChangeDir() previously and then excute _RunDos() but I still have problem with filenames that has spaces. I Tried adding quotation but doesn't work:

$rc = _RunDos('"start d:\autoit\up time.au3"')

Or

$rc = _RunDos('start "d:\autoit\up time.au3"')

Any suggestion

Try

#include <Process.au3>
$prog = FileGetShortName("d:\autoit\up time.au3")
$rc = _RunDos("start " & $prog)

[GioVit]

Try

#include <Process.au3>
$prog = FileGetShortName("d:\autoit\up time.au3")
$rc = _RunDos("start " & $prog)

Many Thanks BigDog, it works now

Many thanks also to all the peoples that colaborates in Autoit forum

[BigDod]

Many Thanks BigDog, it works now

Many thanks also to all the peoples that colaborates in Autoit forum

The name is BigDod not BigDog but we all make typos.

[GioVit]

The name is BigDod not BigDog but we all make typos.

I'm really sorry but you are Big (Great) anyway!