Start command format

[jomtones]

Hey, dumb question - trying to write a short command-line script to launch a few programs using the Start command. Unfortunately one of them is in the "program files/" directory and I can't get it to launch by putting the path in quotes - Start just opens a CMD window with that title!

How can I launch a file in the "program files/" directory? Thanks!

[Colloid Snake]

Hey, dumb question - trying to write a short command-line script to launch a few programs using the Start command. Unfortunately one of them is in the "program files/" directory and I can't get it to launch by putting the path in quotes - Start just opens a CMD window with that title!

How can I launch a file in the "program files/" directory? Thanks!

Have you tried
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"C:/Progra~/whateverelsepat h"
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You can use the tilde as a filler after 6 chars in Windows, otherwise, try\ backwhacking\ the\ space.

[NeoPa]

Type in START /? for the full SP, but you need the /D switch where the path required is enclosed in double-quotes (").
There doesn't seem to be a way of handling the situation of the actual filename containing spaces though.