Thread: Built in Open With not always working with MS Office programs
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Old 04-10-2015, 07:31 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by chaley View Post
MSWord is missing the \"%1\" bit in the command line spec. I don't know if the /dde etc means the file name isn't required.
- gazumped - I just changed it, fixed it

I can see where Kovid got it from in file associations - if you want to use DDE then you need set it up like this -

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Added : Iff'n you wanna really see what's going on in Widows File Association land you need this ==>> FileTypesMan - Alternative to 'File Types' manager of Windows

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