simple batch file - Help?

whiteshadow

newbie question:

i have a word document in the same folder as a batch file

I want the batch file to open/run the document and launch it in
the default application, for me it's word.

what's the syntax for the .bat

exec word.doc


or something

Zab

start word.doc

Hobbes

depending on your operating system


word.doc on it's own may work.

Otherwise try

start word.doc


type 'start /?' for other options.

Ruaidhri

for the batch file

%1

and the syntax is

<batchfilename> word.doc

afaik windows will execute it for you anyway if you provide an extension.

bonkey

At the risk of asking a really dumb question...why would you want to do this?

jc

Syth

<programmes name/path> <filename/path>

eg word somefile.doc.
I don't know if it'll work with word, but if you were to use edit (a DOS text editor), it'd go like:
edit file.txt
then it'd automatically open file.txt in edit. I don't know if word accepts filenames in the command line...

Kai

if you want to use VB then try :


shell docName.doc

and save the file as a .vbs, eg startdoc.vbs`
This will open it in the Default app for that file.

or else try
shell (word.exe docname.doc)

to mae sure it opens in Word.