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If I type winword (winword.exe and probably other variations work too) in the cmd anywhere on windows, it opens Word (default Office application). But if I am on the actual folder that contains WINWORD.EXE, it doesn't open. Why is that??






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    Check where winword. Maybe there are more such files?

    – JosefZ
    Jan 6 at 20:38






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    I can't reproduce the problem. Executables in the current folder have the priority in the order of execution, so there is some problem with the folder or with the name you are typing.

    – harrymc
    Jan 6 at 21:21











  • Thanks JosefZ there were 2 files with the same name and the "real" winword.exe was the other one. By the way, the "real" .exe is 0 KB !!! Why is that?

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    Jan 6 at 21:31


















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If I type winword (winword.exe and probably other variations work too) in the cmd anywhere on windows, it opens Word (default Office application). But if I am on the actual folder that contains WINWORD.EXE, it doesn't open. Why is that??






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    Check where winword. Maybe there are more such files?

    – JosefZ
    Jan 6 at 20:38






  • 1





    I can't reproduce the problem. Executables in the current folder have the priority in the order of execution, so there is some problem with the folder or with the name you are typing.

    – harrymc
    Jan 6 at 21:21











  • Thanks JosefZ there were 2 files with the same name and the "real" winword.exe was the other one. By the way, the "real" .exe is 0 KB !!! Why is that?

    – user2000
    Jan 6 at 21:31
















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If I type winword (winword.exe and probably other variations work too) in the cmd anywhere on windows, it opens Word (default Office application). But if I am on the actual folder that contains WINWORD.EXE, it doesn't open. Why is that??






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If I type winword (winword.exe and probably other variations work too) in the cmd anywhere on windows, it opens Word (default Office application). But if I am on the actual folder that contains WINWORD.EXE, it doesn't open. Why is that??






windows cmd.exe




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    Check where winword. Maybe there are more such files?

    – JosefZ
    Jan 6 at 20:38






  • 1





    I can't reproduce the problem. Executables in the current folder have the priority in the order of execution, so there is some problem with the folder or with the name you are typing.

    – harrymc
    Jan 6 at 21:21











  • Thanks JosefZ there were 2 files with the same name and the "real" winword.exe was the other one. By the way, the "real" .exe is 0 KB !!! Why is that?

    – user2000
    Jan 6 at 21:31
















  • 2





    Check where winword. Maybe there are more such files?

    – JosefZ
    Jan 6 at 20:38






  • 1





    I can't reproduce the problem. Executables in the current folder have the priority in the order of execution, so there is some problem with the folder or with the name you are typing.

    – harrymc
    Jan 6 at 21:21











  • Thanks JosefZ there were 2 files with the same name and the "real" winword.exe was the other one. By the way, the "real" .exe is 0 KB !!! Why is that?

    – user2000
    Jan 6 at 21:31










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Check where winword. Maybe there are more such files?

– JosefZ
Jan 6 at 20:38





Check where winword. Maybe there are more such files?

– JosefZ
Jan 6 at 20:38




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1





I can't reproduce the problem. Executables in the current folder have the priority in the order of execution, so there is some problem with the folder or with the name you are typing.

– harrymc
Jan 6 at 21:21





I can't reproduce the problem. Executables in the current folder have the priority in the order of execution, so there is some problem with the folder or with the name you are typing.

– harrymc
Jan 6 at 21:21













Thanks JosefZ there were 2 files with the same name and the "real" winword.exe was the other one. By the way, the "real" .exe is 0 KB !!! Why is that?

– user2000
Jan 6 at 21:31







Thanks JosefZ there were 2 files with the same name and the "real" winword.exe was the other one. By the way, the "real" .exe is 0 KB !!! Why is that?

– user2000
Jan 6 at 21:31












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This is because windows uses the "PATH" Variable to locate any executable file (Those ending with one of these extensions: .COM .EXE .BAT .CMD .VBS .VBE .JS .JSE .WSF .WSH and .MSC by default).



Which File extensions should be matched are stored in the variable "PathEXT", it can be advantageous to add other extensions here for command line executables to find them.



You can see the contents of the path variable by three methods:



Method A) Typing "Path" at the CLI returns the contents of the Path variable.



Y:>path

PATH=C:Program Files (x86)Common.....


Method B) Typing "echo %Path%" at the CLI returns the contents of the Path variable.



Y:>echo.%path%

C:Program Files (x86)Common.....


Method B) Typing "Set Path" at the CLI returns the contents of the Path variable.



Y:>set path

Path=C:Program Files (x86)Common.....


You can change the contents of the Path variable in two ways:



Method 1) This method is Temporary



SET "Path=%Path%;[NEW PATH]"


Method 2) This method is permanent.



PATH %Path%;[NEW PATH]


Showing and Setting the PathExt Variable for the current CMD instance:



Y:>set PathExt
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC



Y:>set "PathExt=%PathExt%;.groovy"



Y:>set pathext
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC;.groovy






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This is because windows uses the "PATH" Variable to locate any executable file (Those ending with one of these extensions: .COM .EXE .BAT .CMD .VBS .VBE .JS .JSE .WSF .WSH and .MSC by default).



Which File extensions should be matched are stored in the variable "PathEXT", it can be advantageous to add other extensions here for command line executables to find them.



You can see the contents of the path variable by three methods:



Method A) Typing "Path" at the CLI returns the contents of the Path variable.



Y:>path

PATH=C:Program Files (x86)Common.....


Method B) Typing "echo %Path%" at the CLI returns the contents of the Path variable.



Y:>echo.%path%

C:Program Files (x86)Common.....


Method B) Typing "Set Path" at the CLI returns the contents of the Path variable.



Y:>set path

Path=C:Program Files (x86)Common.....


You can change the contents of the Path variable in two ways:



Method 1) This method is Temporary



SET "Path=%Path%;[NEW PATH]"


Method 2) This method is permanent.



PATH %Path%;[NEW PATH]


Showing and Setting the PathExt Variable for the current CMD instance:



Y:>set PathExt
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC



Y:>set "PathExt=%PathExt%;.groovy"



Y:>set pathext
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC;.groovy






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This is because windows uses the "PATH" Variable to locate any executable file (Those ending with one of these extensions: .COM .EXE .BAT .CMD .VBS .VBE .JS .JSE .WSF .WSH and .MSC by default).



Which File extensions should be matched are stored in the variable "PathEXT", it can be advantageous to add other extensions here for command line executables to find them.



You can see the contents of the path variable by three methods:



Method A) Typing "Path" at the CLI returns the contents of the Path variable.



Y:>path

PATH=C:Program Files (x86)Common.....


Method B) Typing "echo %Path%" at the CLI returns the contents of the Path variable.



Y:>echo.%path%

C:Program Files (x86)Common.....


Method B) Typing "Set Path" at the CLI returns the contents of the Path variable.



Y:>set path

Path=C:Program Files (x86)Common.....


You can change the contents of the Path variable in two ways:



Method 1) This method is Temporary



SET "Path=%Path%;[NEW PATH]"


Method 2) This method is permanent.



PATH %Path%;[NEW PATH]


Showing and Setting the PathExt Variable for the current CMD instance:



Y:>set PathExt
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC



Y:>set "PathExt=%PathExt%;.groovy"



Y:>set pathext
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC;.groovy






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This is because windows uses the "PATH" Variable to locate any executable file (Those ending with one of these extensions: .COM .EXE .BAT .CMD .VBS .VBE .JS .JSE .WSF .WSH and .MSC by default).



Which File extensions should be matched are stored in the variable "PathEXT", it can be advantageous to add other extensions here for command line executables to find them.



You can see the contents of the path variable by three methods:



Method A) Typing "Path" at the CLI returns the contents of the Path variable.



Y:>path

PATH=C:Program Files (x86)Common.....


Method B) Typing "echo %Path%" at the CLI returns the contents of the Path variable.



Y:>echo.%path%

C:Program Files (x86)Common.....


Method B) Typing "Set Path" at the CLI returns the contents of the Path variable.



Y:>set path

Path=C:Program Files (x86)Common.....


You can change the contents of the Path variable in two ways:



Method 1) This method is Temporary



SET "Path=%Path%;[NEW PATH]"


Method 2) This method is permanent.



PATH %Path%;[NEW PATH]


Showing and Setting the PathExt Variable for the current CMD instance:



Y:>set PathExt
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC



Y:>set "PathExt=%PathExt%;.groovy"



Y:>set pathext
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC;.groovy






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This is because windows uses the "PATH" Variable to locate any executable file (Those ending with one of these extensions: .COM .EXE .BAT .CMD .VBS .VBE .JS .JSE .WSF .WSH and .MSC by default).



Which File extensions should be matched are stored in the variable "PathEXT", it can be advantageous to add other extensions here for command line executables to find them.



You can see the contents of the path variable by three methods:



Method A) Typing "Path" at the CLI returns the contents of the Path variable.



Y:>path

PATH=C:Program Files (x86)Common.....


Method B) Typing "echo %Path%" at the CLI returns the contents of the Path variable.



Y:>echo.%path%

C:Program Files (x86)Common.....


Method B) Typing "Set Path" at the CLI returns the contents of the Path variable.



Y:>set path

Path=C:Program Files (x86)Common.....


You can change the contents of the Path variable in two ways:



Method 1) This method is Temporary



SET "Path=%Path%;[NEW PATH]"


Method 2) This method is permanent.



PATH %Path%;[NEW PATH]


Showing and Setting the PathExt Variable for the current CMD instance:



Y:>set PathExt
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC



Y:>set "PathExt=%PathExt%;.groovy"



Y:>set pathext
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC;.groovy







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