Auto Launching Template

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I am attempting to launch a network template to create a
new file by using the Novell Delivered Application Launcher
(don't ask) but I am having problems using the /t function
on certain PCs. Any help or hints are appreciated.

Syntax:
(one line)
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe
\\UNC\Volume\directory\template.dot /t
 
My typo it should be:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe
\\UNC\Volume\directory\template.xlt /t

The /t is supposed to launch a new file created off of the
templeate listed in the command line. I found it by
skimming through older documentation and it works for about
95% of the users in my company using it. It works for both
Excel 97 and Excel XP. It is supposed to be able to be
used will all office products if I remember correctly. I
actually found it in some Word 97 documentation online.
 
I use win98 and xl2002.

I got to a command prompt and typed this:
start excel.exe /t book1.xlt
And son-of-a-gun, I got a new workbook based on that template.

but if I did:
start excel.exe book1.xlt /t
excel opened the template for editing.

I searched the MSKB and didn't find this switch in any article (for excel).
(It wasn't a part of: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=291288)

Either it's undocumented or I just can't find it.

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but I'm still not sure how you're calling it--from a .bat file or a shortcut?

If it's from a .bat file, you may want to add some double quotes:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe" /t
"\\UNC\Volume\directory\template.xlt"

All one line in the bat file.

My path is different from yours, but this worked ok for me from the Start|Run
dialog:

"C:\msoffice\Office10\Excel.exe" /t "C:\my documents\excel\book1.xlt"
 
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