Re: system CALC.exe opens command prompt ??


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by halley (Prior)

on Sep 09, 2011 at 17:44 UTC ( #925141=note: print w/ replies, xml )

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No typo. Just Windows being stupid.

Try the following two commands on your command line. Skip perl altogether.

start c:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe
start "c:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe"
start /?
[Enter]
[Enter]
start "" "c:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe"
[download]

If the first argument is in double-quotes, it assumes that it's a window title, not a command.

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Re^2: system CALC.exe opens command prompt ?? by perlpreben (Beadle) on Sep 09, 2011 at 17:47 UTC
LOL, that was easy!.... im just used to tying it up like that if I ever get executables with space in them. Thanks! That worked..	[reply]

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