I am running 24X7 on a Win2000 machine and simply want to open an Excel file using the RUN command. Naturally, Excel in already installed on the machine via MS Office.

Here is the syntax I am using:

DIM PROCESS_ID, NUMBER

//RUN or OPEN THE XLS FILE AND PROCEED TO REFORMAT
RUN( "K:\\OCR\\OCR Operations\\Missing Bill Reports\\filename.xls" , "" ,
PROCESS_ID )

Here is the error code I recieve when trying to RUN the file:

"An error occurred while executing automation script. Line 110: Create process failed. Return code: 193 - %1 is not a valid Win32 application"

Any thoughts on why the scheduler is having difficulty opening a .xls file? I have used this command successfully to open a .tif file...?!?
Thanks.

Because the full file name includes spaces it must be enclosed in double quotes.

Here is how you should change your script

DIM PROCESS_ID, NUMBER

//RUN or OPEN THE XLS FILE AND PROCEED TO REFORMAT
RUN( "\"K:\\OCR\\OCR Operations\\Missing Bill Reports\\filename.xls\"", "", PROCESS_ID )

: I am running 24X7 on a Win2000 machine and simply want to open an Excel file
: using the RUN command. Naturally, Excel in already installed on the
: machine via MS Office.

: Here is the syntax I am using: DIM PROCESS_ID, NUMBER

: //RUN or OPEN THE XLS FILE AND PROCEED TO REFORMAT
: RUN( "K:\\OCR\\OCR Operations\\Missing Bill Reports\\filename.xls"
: , "" ,
: PROCESS_ID )

: Here is the error code I recieve when trying to RUN the file: "An error
: occurred while executing automation script. Line 110: Create process
: failed. Return code: 193 - %1 is not a valid Win32 application"

: Any thoughts on why the scheduler is having difficulty opening a .xls file? I
: have used this command successfully to open a .tif file...?!?
: Thanks.