From: "Rishel,Wes" <Wes.Rishel@...>
Date: 2007-07-07T03:58:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Equivalent to Python os.startfile ?

Thanks. I found that this approach needs a couple of tweaks:

Tweak: For some reason, on my system, system() and exec() don't handle
the path with embedded spaces properly. I have to wrap the path in
double-quote marks.

Counter-tweak: The Windows command language, well known as a bastion of
consistency :-), treats the first parameter of a Start command
differently when it is enclosed in quotes. It becomes the title for the
Window.

This adaptation of your suggestion seems to work for me.

system('start "" "D:/Documents and Settings/WRishel/My
Documents/DailyNotes/070701.doc"')


-----Original Message-----
From: SonOfLilit [mailto:sonoflilit@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 11:33 AM
To: ruby-talk ML
Subject: Re: Ruby Equivalent to Python os.startfile ?

Does

system('start D:/Documents and Settings/WRishel/My\
Documents/DailyNotes/070701.doc')

work?

I think I've seen this use, though rethinking it doesn't make much sense
now :S


Aur

On 7/6/07, Wesley Rishel <wes.rishel@gartner.com> wrote:
> Bill -- thanks very helpful. At least on my XP system it takes two
more
> tweaks to make it work, or a tweak and a counter-tweak.
>
> Tweak: For some reason, on my system, system() and exec() don't handle
> the path with embedded spaces properly. I have to wrap the path in
> double-quote marks.
>
> Counter-tweak: The Windows command language, well known as a bastion
of
> inconsistency :-), treats the first parameter of a Start command
> differently when it is enclosed in quotes. It becomes the title for
the
> Window.
>
> This adaptation of your suggestion seems to work for me.
>
> system('start "" "D:/Documents and Settings/WRishel/My
> Documents/DailyNotes/070701.doc"')
>
>
> Bill Kelly wrote:
> > From: "Wesley Rishel" <wes.rishel@gartner.com>
> >>
> >> In Windows cmd.exe, if I enter the name of a file with a Windows
> >> extension, Windows will start the file as if I double clicked on it
in
> >> Windows explorer. E.g.
> >>
> >> D:/Documents and Settings/WRishel/My
Documents/DailyNotes>070701.doc
> >> [Word starts and opens the file 070701.doc]
> >
> > Seems to work on XP:
> >
> > system("start D:/Documents and Settings/WRishel/My
> > Documents/DailyNotes/070701.doc")
> >
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Bill
>
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>

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