* Steve (03-02-15 04:55 +0100) > I put script files called "word" and "excel" in my /usr/local/bin. These > files have the path to the ms word and ms excel executables. > > They work, they bring up the apps, but I can't get the apps to take > command line arguments to open remote files. > > For example: > > cygwin> word c:/docs/memos/parking/myfile.doc
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