Tony, On NT and 2000 you should name the files *.cmd.....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 5:53 PM Subject: Re: Launch command > It brings up IE on my W2K Pro system. > > Tony > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 05/23/2002 05:57 PM > Please respond to rbase-l > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: (bcc: Anthony Schmidt/BayShore/SGU_LN) > Subject: Re: Launch command > > > Dan - > > What happens if you run ftpstart.bat in the Run box that pops up > from the Windows Start button? > > If it brings up MSIE then it is a M$ problem. > > Bernie > --------------------------------------- > At 05:52 PM 5/23/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Ok, Now there are two of us..... (good, I am not crazy) Now, what are > Tony > >and I doing different from Richard and Bernie? > > Also, I renamed it to ftpstart.com, and get the same results, as do I > if > >I run it as ftpstart.exe, or without the extension at all... Launch > >ftpstart opens my browser with an error message. > >I tried changing null, and quotes settings, but this had no effect. > > > >Dan > > > >At 05:30 PM 5/23/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >>Works fine at the command prompt in W2K Pro. (DIR runs) > >> > >>It also works fine if launched from an icon on the desktop. > >> > >>It does NOT work properly from the R Prompt (DIR doesn't run. IE comes > up > >>instead with the ftp protocol - ftp://ftp.bat/ and an error message) > >> > >>Tony > >> > >>Anthony Schmidt, JD > >>The Computery Ltd. > >>One East Main Street > >>Bay Shore, NY 11706 > >> > >>631-665-8100 Voice > >>631-969-5988 Fax > >> > >>http://www.computeryltd.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>05/23/2002 04:56 PM > >>Please respond to rbase-l > >> > >> > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> cc: (bcc: Anthony Schmidt/BayShore/SGU_LN) > >> Subject: Re: Launch command > >> > >> > >>I thought this would be solved just by sending it off to RDCC. They > claim > >> > >>it is not a bug, but rather microsofts problem. Would anyone else > please > >>try this simple test, and tell me if you find the same thing that I do. > >>1. Create a simple test.bat file, just one command in it. DIR > >>2. then at the Rprompt type Launch test.bat > >> > >>You should see the dos directory flash by and be gone. > >>This is correct, and Launch worked great. > >> > >>3. Now rename that same file to FTPSTART.BAT > >>4 then at the R> type Launch Ftpstart.bat > >> > >>Please tell me if it did or didn't work. I believe the problem is with > >>the filename itself. > >> > >>Dan > >> > >> > >>================================================ > >>TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > >>Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > >>================================================ > >>TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > >>================================================ > >>TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > >> > >> > >> > >>================================================ > >>TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > >>Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > >>================================================ > >>TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > >>================================================ > >>TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > > > > >================================================ > >TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > >Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > >================================================ > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > >================================================ > >TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
