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startapp

Starts a Windows application

(startapp appcmd[file]) 

Arguments

appcmd

A string that specifies the application to execute. If appcmd does not include a full path name, startapp searches the directories in the PATH environment variable for the application.

file

A string that specifies the file name to be opened.

Return Values

An integer greater than 0, if successful; otherwise nil.

Examples

The following code starts Windows Notepad and opens the acad.lsp file.

Command: (startapp "notepad" "acad.lsp")

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If an argument has embedded spaces, it must be surrounded by literal double quotes. For example, to edit the file my stuff.txt with Notepad, use the following syntax:

Command: (startapp "notepad.exe" "\"my stuff.txt\"")

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