how to open a folder

dsdsds · Post by **dsdsds** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 6:16 pm

What's the best way to open a folder (the equivalent of "Start - Run - c:\foobar")?

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:13 pm

We can debate about "best way" but this way works:

Run Program>command.com /c start c:\foobar

Note: Use "command.com" for Win9X systems, "cmd" for NT/XP/2K systems.

dsdsds · Post by **dsdsds** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:58 pm

Bob Hansen wrote:We can debate about "best way" but this way works:
Run Program>command.com /c start c:\foobar
Note: Use "command.com" for Win9X systems, "com" for NT/XP/2K systems.

Interesting command... but can you tell me where am I wrong?

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\diego>command /c c:\temp
Bad command or file name

C:\DOCUME~1\diego>command /c start c:\temp
Bad command or file name

C:\DOCUME~1\diego>command.com /C start c:\temp
Bad command or file name

C:\DOCUME~1\diego>command.exe /C start c:\temp
'command.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\DOCUME~1\diego>command.com /C start c:\
Bad command or file name

C:\DOCUME~1\diego>

Lumumba · Post by **Lumumba** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 8:40 pm

Take this (Bob's advise)

Use "command.com" for Win9X systems, "com" for NT/XP/2K systems

and compare it with your command line setting

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
... diego>command...

Have a try with this

Run Program>cmd /c start c:\temp

or that

Run Program>explorer c:\temp

dsdsds · Post by **dsdsds** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 9:06 pm

Have a try with this

Run Program>cmd /c start c:\temp

or that

Run Program>explorer c:\temp

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Fantastic! Thanks!!!

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 9:19 pm

Sorry, error in my instructions. I have corrected it.

I should have said use "cmd" with XP, not "com"

Sorry for the confusion. Thanks again Lumumba for making that correction. Maybe you can correct your quote of my corrected line?...
Hmm, do I recall that you cannot edit? Ever get that fixed?

(Actually "com" was not tried by dsdsds anyway, only "command" variations).

dsdsds · Post by **dsdsds** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 9:36 pm

Bob Hansen wrote: (Actually "com" was not tried by dsdsds anyway, only "command" variations).

I just thought you were invert "com" with "exe" so I tried command.com and command.exe

Thanks anyway to all of you!
(sorry for my bad english)