Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to open up and image on my network share - Labview Automate this?

[Branson]

I was trying to do this with a command line but I cant seem to get it to work.  The filepath would be something like this  \\Computer\Pictures\image.jpg

Or

Is there a way to open the file with the windows default program assocation?

Thanks,

Branson

LV 8.2

[RavensFan]

Use System Exec and use the path to the picture as your command line.

[Branson]

I have been trying to use System Exec vi with no success.  But, I did find out why it hasn't been working.  If the path to the file has no spaces then it WORKS.  If there is any spaces in the folder or file name, then it DOESN'T WORK.  

C:\Sunset.jpg 

C:\Copy of Sunset.jpg  

How do i get the file paths with spaces in them to work?

-Branson

WinXP Pro SP3

LV 8.2

[Branson]

After some research, I found this article...

Converting a Long Path to the Old DOS-styled 8.3

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/epd/p/id/828

I modified the code a little to accept a path.  Here is the result...

C:\Copy of Sunset.jpg  ----->   C:\COPYOF~1.JPG

Then I use this path and send it to the Systemexec.vi and my file opens with whatever the windows default application is previously set.

[Branson]

...but

\\Server\MY Database\Pictures\OGP Fixture Setup\zero setup.jpg

-----> \\Server\MY Database\Pictures\OGPFIX~1\ZEROSE~1.JPG

The conversion program didn't remove the space between "MY" and "Database"

Is there anything else to try?

-Branson

[Darin.K · Accepted solution]

Try double quotes around the path.

[Branson]

Double quotes around the path was part of the answer, Thanks to Darin.K

The other part was that I needed to prepend "cmd \c " to the string before passing it to Systemexec.vi.

cmd /c "\\Server\MY Database\Pictures\image.jpg"  -----> Command Line input of Systemexec.vi

Now all my links are working!

Thanks again,

Branson