Microsoft KB Archive/218228

= OL2000: "Start Application" Rule Does Not Accept Command-line Arguments =

Article ID: 218228

Article Last Modified on 9/29/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q218228



SYMPTOMS
If you attempt to set up a rule that automatically starts an application (using the Start Application option in the Rules Wizard) and you attempt to use any command-line arguments you will receive the following error message:

The file name, location, or format 'C:\Windows\Notepad.exe c:\Bootlog.txt' is not valid. Type the file name and location in the correct format, such as c:\location\file name.

In the above example the user attempted to start Notepad.exe to open the file Bootlog.txt.



RESOLUTION
If your operating system has a program registered to open the file you want to execute then point the Start Application rule to the file. In the above example, make the rule point to Bootlog.txt. Since Notepad is associated with .txt files, Notepad will open the file.

If there is no program registered to open the file, or if you want to specify the program that will open the file, create a shortcut that contains your command-line arguments and point the Start Application rule to the shortcut. For example, you could use a shortcut with the target line as follows:

C:\Windows\Notepad.exe C:\Bootlog.txt

When you create a rule that runs the shortcut, the rule will start Notepad and open the Bootlog.txt file.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB218228

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