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My guess is that the start command will not accept a path.

START           ["title"] [/Dpath] [/I] [/MIN] [/MAX] [/SEPARATE ¦ /SH
+ARED] [/LOW ¦ /NORMAL ¦ /HIGH ¦ /REALTIME] [/WAIT] [/B] [command / pr
+ogram] [parameters]

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You might try using the /Dpath switch to specify the startup directory, that may work. Can't check here, no windows system available at the moment ;)

Scott

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Re^2: Opening a text file in its native application
by FM (Acolyte) on Jan 16, 2006 at 06:27 UTC

    Hi Scott,

    Thank you for your reply. I have tried a few different ways to use the /Dpath switch, but I am not sure I got the syntax right--even though Perl is not giving me any warning. Could you give me an example with my code?

    Thanks,

    Claire
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