Run .txt extension?

[InsiDer]

Now I'm probably asking something which is blatantly obvious....oh well -.-

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop
    Select
        
        Case $msg = $about2item
            $rc = run ("readme.txt")
        Case $msg = $about3item
        $rc = Run ("History.txt")
        Case $msg = $browseitem
            $rc = Run ("Browser.exe")

While the browser.exe works like a charm, the text files won't be executed...what's the alternative to this command?

[Jos]

Now I'm probably asking something which is blatantly obvious....oh well -.-

Yes... FAQ 6

[Valuater]

#6

6. Why can I only use Run() to execute .exe files? What about .msi / .txt and others?

Only a few file extensions are usually "runable" - these are .exe, .bat, .com, .pif. Other file types like .txt and .msi are actually executed with another program. When you double click on a "myfile.msi" file what actually happens in the background is that "msiexec.exe myfile.msi" is executed. So to run a .msi file from AutoIt you would do:

RunWait("msiexec myfile.msi")

Or, an even simpler way is to run the command " start" which will automatically work out how to execute the file for you:

RunWait(@COMSPEC & " /c Start myfile.msi")

8)

Edited October 11, 2006 by Valuater

[NELyon]

or use ShellExecute if you have the latest beta

[InsiDer]

Thank you Valuater, once again your advice has been a valuable guidance for me. I'll be back with more problems later

Edited October 11, 2006 by InsiDer