X server problem

2008-09-17 Thread claudtr
Hi, i have installed the Cygwin package on my computer with Windows Xp. I try to start with startxwin.bat but it doesn't work and the error on the screen is : A fatal error has occurred and Cygwin/X will now exit. Please open /tmp/XWin.log for more

how to start windows applications

2008-09-17 Thread thetrystero
i've just installed cygwin and am noticing some inconsistencies between executing commands from the command line versus executing them through a batch file. for example when I try to do start excel a.xls I get bash: start: command not found but if I put this in a batch file, a.bat say, and the

RE: how to start windows applications

2008-09-17 Thread Morche Matthias
start is a builtin of cmd. try cygstart a.xls instead. matthias -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of thetrystero Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 11:23 AM To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: how to start windows applications i've

Re: how to start windows applications

2008-09-17 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin X)
thetrystero wrote: i've just installed cygwin and am noticing some inconsistencies between executing commands from the command line versus executing them through a batch file. for example when I try to do start excel a.xls I get bash: start: command not found but if I put this in a batch