From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Shynur Xie <one.last.kiss@outlook.com>
Cc: 66514-done@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#66514: start-process explorer.exe open wrong directory
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 18:18:04 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <834jiututv.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <PH0PR11MB7470CBD2E9B6261186E8C728D7D2A@PH0PR11MB7470.namprd11.prod.outlook.com> (message from Shynur Xie on Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:15:49 +0000)
> From: Shynur Xie <one.last.kiss@outlook.com>
> CC: "66514@debbugs.gnu.org" <66514@debbugs.gnu.org>
> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:15:49 +0000
> msip_labels:
>
> > Try
> > (start-process "Explorer" nil "explorer.exe" "C:\\Users\\username")
>
> Thanks for your help! This expression works perfectly.
> It seems that the forward slash is for the explorer to receive
> arguments.
Yes, MS-Windows programs frequently treat the forward slash as the
option character, instead of the dash.
> >> When I use shell-mode or eshell, explorer works as expected.
> > How exactly do you "use shell-mode or eshell" to start the Explorer?
>
> This is a faulty memory, and when I wrote the bug report, I tested
> only the 'reproduce' section. My mistake.
> The bug can now be closed; it's more about 'explorer.exe' rather
> than Emacs.
Done, thanks.
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-10-13 11:40 bug#66514: start-process explorer.exe open wrong directory Shynur Xie
2023-10-13 12:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-10-13 13:15 ` Shynur Xie
2023-10-13 15:18 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
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