X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_80,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org From: "Jason Pyeron" To: Subject: How to pass parameters to a windows application Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 20:43:05 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com I am at my wits end trying to figure out how to execute this in bash C:\WINDOWS>cmd /c "start "" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\projects\crisfield\trunk\etc"" jpyeron@phoenix /projects/crisfield $ cmd /c "\"start \"\" \"C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Desktop\\projects\\crisfield\\trunk\\etc\"\"" The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. jpyeron@phoenix /projects/crisfield $ cmd /c '\"start \"\" \"C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Desktop\\projects\\crisfield\\trunk\\etc\"\"' The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. jpyeron@phoenix /projects/crisfield $ cmd /c '\"start \"\" \"C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Desktop\\projects\\crisfield\\trunk\\etc\"\"' The network path was not found. jpyeron@phoenix /projects/crisfield $ cmd /c "start \"\" \"C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Desktop\\projects\\crisfield\\trunk\\etc\"" # A windows alert box pops up saying \\ The network path was not found. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - - - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This message is copyright PD Inc, subject to license 20080407P00. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple