smart client, problem with a space in filename

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Tim Mackey

hi,
i have a windows forms smart client, the executable name is "my app.exe".
running win server 2003 enterprise.
when i set a shortcut on the desktop to "http://localhost/exec/my app.exe",
the shortcut is reset to http://localhost/exec/my
and when i put quotes around it, windows adds a http in front of the quotes,
which is an invalid url.
i tried %20 instead of the space, but i get a fileNotFoundException for
my%20app.exe.

i can obviously choose a one-word file name, but it seems strange that IExec
wouldn't be able to handle it.
many thanks for any help
tim mackey.
 
Hi tim,

Thanks for your feedback,
this is a known issue that IEExec does not support handling the url
contains whitespace. this issue has been entered into our database and the
product team will keep tracking the status of it when developing the new
release.

Currently, you may workaround this problem by
create a short cut to IEExec.exe with the quoted url as paramter.
e.g.
Target: C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\IEExec.exe
"http://localhost/test/Hello World.exe"

Thanks!
Best regards,

Ying-Shen Yu [MSFT]
Microsoft Community Support
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