it help please- command prompt
 

This may sound like a stupid question but my brain is fried please can someon help me write a batch file

I need a user to do start - run - outlook.exe \cleanreminders

BUT - they are locked down (no run command) so was gonna write a batch file to get around it

Have been trying to get it to work, but i'm being thick....can someone help?

Assuming outlook.exe is in the PATH variable:

Open a new file in notepad or your favourite text editor, and put the following line in it ONLY

outlook.exe \cleanreminders

Save it as a .bat file anywhere you like, and heypresto.

Alternatively, don't use a batch file. You could create a new short cut on the start menu (or desktop etc) that points to outlook.exe & has the parameter on it you need. If you want a better explaination of this, let me know.

try

START "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.exe" /cleanreminders

and save it in a .bat file. Make sure the location of the outlook app is correct.

Hope it helps!

EDIT -> Or do what Baph says.....same effect but cleaner :D

Why a batch file? Surely it only needs the shortcut to include the switch?

Assuming you're using Office 2003...

Right click the desktop
Choose New --> Shortcut
Type "c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\office11\outlook.exe" /cleanreminders
Click Next
Name the shortcut
Click Finish

Sorted :-)

>??????????????????????? I know my place ?????????????????????????

and it aint in IT !... thats like a foreign language-

so anyway -- is it sorted- with any one of the three options above??

Thanks chazzy b and terrence

i've sent it off so i'll see what happens, for some reason the command prompt didn't work :?

Your boss will hear about this!

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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usually i'll look it up on google or something but we have been so busy i couldn't be arsed. my colleagues didn't think i'd get a response :D