From: Geoff Cox <geoff DOT cox AT cableinet DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: hwo to run prog using "program files" etc ??
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On Sat, 20 Oct 2001 15:38:42 GMT, CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>
wrote:

>You have to quote it, because it contains blanks:
>
>char *call = "\"c:\\program
>files\\javasoft\\jre\\1.1\\bin\\jre.exe\"";

Have tried that too! It compiles and then runs but nothing happens!?

Geoff

>That error is coming from the command processor, which is trying
>to execute:
>
>   c:\program      files\javasoft\jre\1.1\bin\jre.exe
>
>and it finds no "program" on the path.