Using Run( ) with a parm of a variable

[broadstairs]

I am trying to use the Run( ) but instead of using a string to describe the program and its parameter I want to use a variable. It seems to work if the variable contains just the program name (notepad.exe) but if I try and use this together with the filename it fails. The variable contains "notepad.exe d:\wxsim\readydat.txt" (including the quotes) but it simply says the system cannot find the file. If I put this text into the run command directly it works!

What am I doing wrong here?

[Xenobiologist]

Hi,

your show code, maybe you missed the blank infront of the $var.

$var = "c:\Downloads\readme.txt"
Run("notepad.exe " & $var)

So long,

Mega

Edited October 6, 2006 by th.meger

[broadstairs]

Hi,

your show code, maybe you missed the blank infront of the $var.

$var = "c:\Downloads\readme.txt"
Run("notepad.exe " & $var)

So long,

Mega

Well I just did another test (which I thought I'd done before and it works!!! I just removed the quotes from the variable.

So I fixed my own problem. That's how it goes I suppose.....