From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2007-11-26T18:33:20+09:00
Subject: Re: opening filename with a space in it

From: Giel Raijmakers [mailto:giel@degekste.com] 
# Nop, doesn't work either.
# system('start excel c:\\temp\\"open it.xls"')
# 
# Quotes around the entire path+filename doest work.
# system('start "excel c:\\temp\\open it.xls"')
# Thanks for the "push" in the right direction!

you may quote the pathname only and may use single slash

system('start excel "c:\temp\open it.xls"')

kind regards -botp