coolbambus Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 hi folks, i've been digging in the forums but found no solution for this... how can i make autoit open a file (a .gif file in my case) with the program that windows sets as the default associated program for this file type? i already tried _RunDos("start " & $myfile) and different Run commands without success... thanks a lot for your help! jens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therks Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I don't know why RunDos doesn't work, but try ShellExecute(). My AutoIt Stuff | My Github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kandie Man Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Try using _RunDos this way:_RunDos('start "' & $myfile & '"') If you had spaces in the filename, it would fail the way you had it. I personally prefer ShellExecute(), a simple WinAPI call, to running a separate process to simply send a command to open something. - The Kandie Man ;-) "So man has sown the wind and reaped the world. Perhaps in the next few hours there will no remembrance of the past and no hope for the future that might have been." & _"All the works of man will be consumed in the great fire after which he was created." & _"And if there is a future for man, insensitive as he is, proud and defiant in his pursuit of power, let him resolve to live it lovingly, for he knows well how to do so." & _"Then he may say once more, 'Truly the light is sweet, and what a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the sun.'" - The Day the Earth Caught Fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbambus Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 saunders and kandie man, thank you both! it is that simple :-) ShellExecute() does exactly what i was looking for. thanks a lot! jens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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