On Wed Feb 19 16:46:43 2003, Steve wrote: > Hi; > > I managed to get my script "word" to open up word with the path I typed > on the command line in cygwin. > > I am having trouble getting the same to work with excel. > > I am win 2000 and using cygwin. > > I made a script in /usr/local/bin called "excel". > > The script will boot up excel, but not with the file I specified. I get > error messages saying that the file does not exist. Between the "===" > lines are the different contests I have tried for my "excel" script:
Why bother with this? Just use "cygstart filename.doc" or "cygstart filename.xls" and as long as you have setup default handlers for those filetypes it works. I even use this inside my mailcap. -ajay > > > version 1 > ============================================================ > exec "c:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office/EXCEL.EXE" "cygpath -w $1" > > =========================================================== > version 2 > exec "c:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office/EXCEL.EXE" "@&" > > > Usage: > > $ word /path/to/file.xls > > Any ideas would be appreciated > > Thanks > > Steve > > -- > Patriotism - > Taking the plastic flag off of the SUV and trading it in for a fuel > efficient car > > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
