Re: Opening an image from RPG

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Never mind.  I figured it out.  :)

For the archives:

C     eval      wCmd =
C                   'STRPCCMD PCCMD('
C                 + '''rundll32 shell32,ShellExec_RunDLL '
C                 + %trim(SERVERLOC) + %trim(FILENAME)
C                 + ''') PAUSE(*NO)'



On 10/23/2010 10:20 PM, Booth Martin wrote:
> I can open an image from RPG using STRPCO&  STRPCCMD using "start."
>
> But, as Scott has pointed out, that blinks the DOS command prompt window
> open and seems kinda cheesy.
>
> So...  I got all excited and decided to use rundll32, as has been
> recommended.
>
> Doesn't work.  Obviously I am doing something idiotic.
>
> Lets suppose I have an image:
>
> c:\Users\Sam\Pictures\Halloween\Anatomy.jpg
>
> I want that image to open with whatever program the user has associated
> with .jpg extensions.  What is the STRPCCMD command?  What obvious thing
> am I missing?
>
> Another thing that worried me: rundll32 sounds like it is for 32 bit
> machines and Windows 7 runs on 64 bit.  Are we looking at a scenario
> where in a few years rundll32 will be as unsupported, just as 16 bit
> stuff is today?