[lightnb]

I tried searching Google, but it just gave me pages of irrelevant junk....

I need to create a batch file, that when envoked opens a "windows Explorer" window, and goes to a specified folder. Anyone know what code will do this?

Thanks,

Nick

 

[JohnWill]

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe "folder path"

where "folder path" is the complete folder path in quotes.

 

[lightnb]

Excellent. Thank you.

I'm having an issue with my other bat file as well:

start ../include/SP/ELM/Elemental Paperwork/Lighting/ELM_plot.mcd

The space in the folder name seems to be interfering...

 

[JohnWill]

Put quotes around the entire name.

 

[lightnb]

I have:

start "../include/SP/ELM/Elemental Paperwork/Lighting/ELM_plot.mcd"

But all it does is open a command prompt, at the folder where the bat file is located...

 

[Frank4d]

I have:

But all it does is open a command prompt, at the folder where the bat file is located...

Are you trying to run a batch file from within another batch file? I recently had a problem with this until I remembered to CALL the second batch file from within the first.

 

[JohnWill]

What do you expect it to do? Are you trying to launch the application associated with the file extension .MCD? You can invoke it with the file as a parameter on the command line in many cases.

 

[lightnb]

It should open the file using the default program (Vectorworks).

start ../include/SP/ELM/ElementalPaperwork/Lighting/ELM_plot.mcd

works, because there are no spaces.

But if the folder name is "Elemental Paperwork" not "ElementalPaperwork" the space in the folder name causes the command to fail.

Is there a way to make it work with spaces in the folder names?

 

[Frank4d]

What happens if you enclose the entire drive/path/filename in quotes? It should work.

 

[JohnWill]

What happens if you enclose the entire drive/path/filename in quotes? It should work.

You mean like I suggested in post #4?

 

[lightnb]

What happens if you enclose the entire drive/path/filename in quotes? It should work.

It just opens a command prompt for some reason....

 

[Frank4d]

Move the first quote mark.
Use this: start .."/include/SP/ELM/Elemental Paperwork/Lighting/ELM_plot.mcd"
Not this: start "../include/SP/ELM/Elemental Paperwork/Lighting/ELM_plot.mcd"