On 11/6/06, Jeff <cohen.jeff / gmail.com> wrote: > filename = "myfile.pdf" > > `start #{filename}` FYI: be careful when using quotes with start: `start "myfile.pdf"` won't work because when first parameter is quoted it is the title of the window. so this works: `start "" "myfile.pdf"` ...sometimes I wonder what did they smoke when they created this...