Dan if you type
echo %ProgramFiles% you will get the path by default were apps are installed you can do a find using the F3 or WindowKey+F and search for acrobat... if the exe is not in your paths then, there's no way windows will go looking for it... I just tried it D:\NBU 5.0\Doc>start MediaMgr_AdminGuide_SSO.pdf it works... cheers ---------------------=--------------------- Xavier Bury Clearstream Services TNS NT LAN Server ext 36465 Voice: +352 4656 43 6465 Fax: +352 4656 493 6465 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 29/07/2005 07:03:22: > Not on this end. > > Well, I should say that I tried it directly in the shell, not from > Rev. There, I typed: > > start "blah\blah\doc.pdf" > > It opened a new command line window and stared at me. > > I'll try it tomorrow from inside Rev. > > Dan > > On Jul 28, 2005, at 7:51 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > > > get shell("start" && tPathToDocument) -- works for me > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ----------------------------------------- Visit us at http://www.clearstream.com IMPORTANT MESSAGE Internet communications are not secure and therefore Clearstream International does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any views expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Clearstream International or of any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. END OF DISCLAIMER _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution