Using Google Earth from Shell

[jesb4ppc]

Hi everyone:

I'm trying to launch a .KML file using the Shell with this code:

Shell ("googleearth.exe","myfile.kml")

Google Earth launches, but I got the message:

"Unable to open Earth file\myfile.kml for read"

But if I open a cmd session, and type:
googleearth.exe myfile.kml

everything works fine. So, the kml file is Ok, and the way of launching it from the Desktop shell is also Ok. What am I doing wrong?

Any Idea of how can I do this?


By the way, I've seen Google Earth has a COM API Library. (http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat..../page/0#613507)

Is it possible to use it in our dear basic4ppc?

Thanks.

[Erel]

Does your file name include any spaces?
Have you tried to use the full path in the Shell method?

[jesb4ppc]

Hi Erel,

Yes, It was my fault...I wasn't using the quotes in the file path. It works fine just adding it. I mean:

Shell ("googleearth.exe",chr(34)& "myfile.kml"& chr(34))



Thanks for your time. (and software!)