Navision 4.0 and SHELL

rkaufmann · 2006-07-10

Hi

in Navision 3.70 I use the following CAL Code to open files with their associated application.

>>Execute := STRSUBSTNO('start "" "%1"',"Filename incl. Path");
>>SHELL('cmd','/c',Execute);

This code uses the "start" command of the windows command shell to open a file with its associated application.

Now, when I use the exactly same CAL Code on an Navision 4.0 Client, I get the Error Message:

"The Operation systam cannot find the file 'cmd'."

I know I could use the CAL Command "HYPERLINK" instead, but the customer wants to store Links to external files using UNC paths.

When I use HYPERLINK with UNC Path, Internet Explorer opens and tells me, it cannot open the file.

Does anyone have a solution for that?
Solutions without using any third parity tools are prefered.

Bye,
Rolf

kriki · 2006-07-10

Try

SHELL(ENVIRON('comspec'),'/C',Execute );

or search the forum for "Windows Script Host Object Model" to avoid an anoying confirmation-box from MS.

Slawek_Guzek · 2006-07-10

SHELL('cmd.exe', '/C', Execute);

There is no executable 'cmd' file in OS

Regards,
Slawek Guzek.

kriki · 2006-07-11

Slawek Guzek wrote:

SHELL('cmd.exe', '/C', Execute);

There is no executable 'cmd' file in OS

Regards,
Slawek Guzek.

It seems that 4.0 doesn't search the PATH anymore, so you have to give the complete path and the environment variable in my previous post has the complete path.

rkaufmann · 2006-07-14

Tanks,

using "SHELL(ENVIRON('comspec'),'/C',Execute );" works.

Bye,
Rolf

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