Win+r command no longer working

[Mecarter]

Within the last week my Win+r commands have stopped working on our virtual desktops (still works when building on my personal machine). I can work around it for most programs but for .xls and .iqy files I’m having a hard time. Using Start Process doesn’t work in this case as it won’t open it in excel.

Is anyone else having Win+r problems and have you figured out a solution?

[postwick (Paul)]

If you’re trying to open an Excel file you should be using Excel Application scope, or just using Workbook activities to read the file into a datatable. You shouldn’t be using Run nor Start Process.

[Mecarter]

Agree, but that doesn’t work when the file type is .iqy or .xls.

[postwick (Paul)]

Ahhh, sorry, missed that part. Start Process should work. You pass the file to open as an argument. Start Process is literally doing what Start/Run does and works the same as far as path to the application and path to the file to open.

“C:\pathtoexcel\excel.exe” “c:\pathtofile\somefile.iqy”

That’s what you’d do in Start/Run and what you do in Start Process.

[Mecarter]

Thanks! I’m closer…

It’s cutting off the file path as it tries to open the file:

[Mecarter]

Spaces solved! Open Application Argument with Spaces

Thanks for your help @postwick!