Ya,same thing works in Unix/linux shell(typically).The variable PATH should contain the name of the directories(separated by a colon) in which shell will look for the given command. Regards, Sourabh
On Sat, 23 Aug 2003, Michele Ouellet wrote: > You need to supply the full path of your document, even though it may be > sitting in the "current directory". > > Good luck, > > Michèle. > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I am trying to open a document as below > > > > #!/usr/local/bin/perl -w > > > > > > use Tk; > > > > > > my $mw = new MainWindow(); > > > > my $filename=$mw->getOpenFile(-filetypes=>[['WinWord','winword.exe']]); > > > > > > system("$filename john.doc"); > > > > > > But it says it cannot find the $filename path > > > > the $filename form is "C:/Program Files/Microsoft > Office/Office/WINWORD.EXE" > > > > How can i overcome this problem? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
