VB6 Shell, Error in opening an RTF file.

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I have a program that automatically opens a RTF file.
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Shell "C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe " & rtfPath, vbNormalFocus

When the line is executed the Wordpad opens but I'm getting this error in Wordpad
C:\RTF Cannot find this file. Please verify that the correct file name are given.

Well the actual path is this C:\RTF Files\000001.rtf and I think the problem is the space. Is there a way to open the file even the file path has space.

Thanks

Posted 8-Nov-12 23:05pm

hansoctantan

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Richard MacCutchan · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-09T00:26:00

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You may need to put the path string in double quotes to get it accepted. I don't know VB but in C/C++/C# it would be:

C++

string rtfPath = "\"C:\\RTF Files\\000001.rtf\"";

Posted 9-Nov-12 0:26am

Richard MacCutchan

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hansoctantan 9-Nov-12 8:24am

I will try it... Thanks

hansoctantan 9-Nov-12 8:31am

It really works
Thanks a lot...