Simple question (launch a program)

[Emile van Sebille]

Maybe you need a raw string? eg:
>>> system(r"C:\Program Files\KeyNote\keynote.exe")

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Emile van Sebille
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> > Did you try os.system()?
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> > Regards
> > Franz
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> Yes. If I do
> >>> system("notepad")
> notepad launches and I get a return code of 0.
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> However, if I do:
> >>> system("C:\Program Files\KeyNote\keynote.exe")
> I get a return code of 1 and nothing happens.
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