Re: st: path for winexec?

[Jeph Herrin <junk@spandrel.net>]

This is very helpful to know - thanks.

Steven Dubnoff wrote:
> At 09:33 AM 5/27/2008, Martin wrote:
>
> > I am wondering whether there is a way to make Stata find executables 
> > on its
> > own.
> Windows can find a properly installed program on its own and it is smart 
> enough to use the extension to know which program to find.  So if you type:
>
>         shell c:\mydir\my.pdf
>
> at the Stata prompt, windows will launch Acrobat reader, which will then 
> display my.pdf.
>
> The only downside of this technique is that you may see an open command 
> prompt window.
>
> Best,
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>
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