How to start a program from inside Autocad?

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to start a program from menu.
I can't find a smart way to do it.
Now my line is like this: ^C^C_browser
Q:/lib/ainscad/smb/siporex/detaljit.exe

Now my command starts browser, then asks do I want to load or run this file
detaljit.exe. If I ask to run it, it does what I mean to do.

All I need is to start this detaljit.exe.

What's a smart way to do it?

[Anonymous]

Use _ai_startapp comand.

Conny

"Jyrki Saloniemi" skrev i meddelandet
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> I'm trying to start a program from menu.
> I can't find a smart way to do it.
> Now my line is like this: ^C^C_browser
> Q:/lib/ainscad/smb/siporex/detaljit.exe
>
> Now my command starts browser, then asks do I want to load or run this
file
> detaljit.exe. If I ask to run it, it does what I mean to do.
>
> All I need is to start this detaljit.exe.
>
> What's a smart way to do it?
>
>

[Anonymous]

OR, if you use anything after Windows95, put the application launch shortcut
in the Windows Taskbar toolbar, and just click on it (if you have the
taskbar always visible in Windows).

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"Conny Klasson" wrote in message
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> Use _ai_startapp comand.
>
> Conny
>
> "Jyrki Saloniemi" skrev i meddelandet
> news:86A14690FFC2312C83CE01C307D48F26@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > I'm trying to start a program from menu.
> > I can't find a smart way to do it.
> > Now my line is like this: ^C^C_browser
> > Q:/lib/ainscad/smb/siporex/detaljit.exe
> >
> > Now my command starts browser, then asks do I want to load or run this
> file
> > detaljit.exe. If I ask to run it, it does what I mean to do.
> >
> > All I need is to start this detaljit.exe.
> >
> > What's a smart way to do it?
> >
> >
>
>

[RSaarikko]

Or you can put the string..._browser, Q:/lib/ainscad/smb/siporex/detaljit.exe, 1,...
(without the leading and trailing dots) into your ACAD.PGP (ACLT.PGP) file. This creates
a new external command..."_browser"... which will now work as you want in your "^C^C_browser"
macro. Read ACAD.HLP on creating external commands in the *.PGP files...for more info.

[Anonymous]

Thanks.

I find out that this works too:
face="Times New Roman" size=3>^C^C_shell
Q:/lib/ainscad/smb/siporex/detaljit.exe

style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">

"RSaarikko" <ajrs@telus.net>
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Or you can put the
string..._browser, Q:/lib/ainscad/smb/siporex/detaljit.exe, 1,...
(without
the leading and trailing dots) into your ACAD.PGP (ACLT.PGP) file. This
creates
a new external command..."_browser"... which will now work as you
want in your "^C^C_browser"
macro. Read ACAD.HLP on creating external
commands in the *.PGP files...for more info.

[Anonymous]

Conny,

How do we get over the gap in "Program files"? ACAD treats it like an 'enter'.

[Anonymous]

Double qoutes around the path?
Just a guess, have not tested this.

Conny


"TaskCAD" skrev i meddelandet
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> Conny,
> How do we get over the gap in "Program files"? ACAD treats it like an
'enter'.
>

[Anonymous]

Thanks Conny
.......works great......^C^C_ai_startapp;"C:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office/EXCEL.EXE"