Command line different behavior for .xlt file

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GC - 25 Aug 2003 21:25 GMT

I have an excel template (.xlt) file on a machince running
Windows 2000. When this file is double-clicked a
spreadsheet is opened with a 1 appended to the name, so as
not to make changes to the original template. The same
thing occurs when accessing the file through a command
line. Under Windows NT 4 when the file is doubl-clicked
the same thing happens, which is the desired result.
However, when a command line is used under Windows NT 4
the original file is opened for editing. Does anyone know
how to fix this so it behaves in the default way, like the
previous situations?

-gcarelse

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Dave Patrick - 25 Aug 2003 23:50 GMT

What is the command line you're using?

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> I have an excel template (.xlt) file on a machince running
> Windows 2000. When this file is double-clicked a
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GC - 26 Aug 2003 17:55 GMT

Hi Dave,

On the command line (while being in the directory where
the file is) I just have:

testtemplate.xlt

This command works fine under Windows 2000, but not
Windows NT Server 4. Any suggestions?

-gcarelse

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Dave Patrick - 26 Aug 2003 18:09 GMT

Try;

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe" /e
"C:\Data\Excel\testtemplate.xlt"

(watch for line wrap)

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