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Oct 05.2010

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shell = new ActiveXObject(“WScript.shell”);
shell.run(“sketchup.exe”);
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This snippet works for winzip.exe, iexplore.exe, firefox.exe but not for googleearth, notepad++, sketchup.exe … I gave up trying to find a link for the cannot find specified file error.

Can anyone help a newcomer.

Thanks

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@omnicityOct 05.2010 — Have you tried using the full path?

eg: C:Program Filesblahblah.exe
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@rnd_meOct 05.2010 — any exe in you [I]path [/I]environment variable will work.
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@chrisglasierauthorOct 06.2010 — I just found out that this works:

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shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.shell");
shell.run("file:///C:/Program%20Files/Google/Google%20SketchUp%207/SketchUp.exe");
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but this doesn't:

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shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.shell");
shell.run("C:/Program%20Files/Google/Google%20SketchUp%207/SketchUp.exe");
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I suppose it is because the hta is a kind of browser but that doesn't explain why winzip and the others work ... [I]or does it?[/I][/QUOTE]

But anyway now I need a way for a user to select an exe file so it can be stored in the application. If anyone can help with that I would be most grateful.

Thanks
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