How to open a File/Folder directly using 'RUN' command,?

Question

How to create a shortcut for a File/Folder to make it run directly from 'RUN' command

Answer 1

If the program is in some complicated sub-directory path, you may not want to type the whole path evey time into the "run" box.



Do one of two things.....



(1) run cmd, and type >set at the prompt. You'll get a whole lot of stuff on the screen, find the item that starts PATH= which will be followed by a whole list of directory paths which the system uses to locate programs. Move your program to one of these directories, then you can do Start/Run/your_progname without having to fully path it



(2) If you know DOS, you can extend the PATH statement to include any directory you like, so you could add the path to the folder your program is in, and again, you just need to do start/run/your_progname



(3) Why not just drag the program to your desktop to create a clickable shortcut ?



Hope the ideas help

Answer 2

Drag it as a shortcut? Sorry your question makes no sense, shortcut will always be a GUI icon thing while you are asking about using run command associating it in some way. Anyone dealing with XP or newer command line knows simply typing the file/dir will have associated MIME program fired up to view or edit it.

Answer 3

You can try going to a command prompt, though not sure it will be able read it any better. If you can than you would need a place to copy the files to first. If you open the Run box and type in CMD it will take you to the command prompt. From there type in CD\ That will take you to the C:\> prompt. Then type in md temp that will make a folder on your C drive that you can attempt to copy the first into. Then just type in copy a: * c:\temp that will attempt to copy all the files from the floppy into that folder. good luck :)

Answer 4

I don't think you need a shortcut for that



In Run window, type in the entire path like



C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\new folder



to open new folder in My documents, if you wish to open file Document.doc in new folder then type in



C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\new folder\Document.doc



if the location is a network



\\computer name\shared folder name\[folder name]\[file name]

Answer 5

u can open any file or any folder by typing thier current location like c:programfiles/ in run program

Answer 6

just put dot in run window , this will open explorer.