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Here is a lisp I created.

(defun C:FD (/)
 (vl-load-com)
 (setq dwg (getvar 'dwgprefix))
 (startapp "explorer" dwg)
)

now lets say var dwgprefix is equal to "\\Server\Data\Client Files\B\Blah, blah blah\blah\And so on"

When the function runs it seems to split it into ""\\Server\Data\Client Files\B\Blah," and "blah blah\blah\And so on" neither of which it can find because they dont exsist.

Any help on this would be great its really starting to bug me:ouch:

This may be what you're looking for:

startapp

 

Starts a Windows application

 

(startapp appcmd[file])

 

...

If an argument has embedded spaces, it must be surrounded by literal double quotes. For example, to edit the file my stuff.txt with Notepad, use the following syntax:

 

Command: (startapp "notepad.exe" "\"my stuff.txt\"")

 

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For kicks...

(defun C:FD ()
 (if (= 1 (getvar 'dwgtitled))
   (startapp "._explorer" (strcat  "\"" (getvar 'dwgprefix) "\"")))
 (princ))

thanks for the help renderman

Here is what i came up with and it finally works

(defun C:FD ()
   (startapp "explorer.exe" (strcat  "\"" (getvar 'dwgprefix) "\""))
 (princ))

Here is the one I obtained from the internet a while ago. Not sure what the DOS switch /e is used for.

;; Boot EXPLORER

(defun C:EXPL ()

(STARTAPP (strcat "EXPLORER /e," (getvar "dwgprefix")))

)

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