Run Command doesn't always use App Paths

[dft1]

I set up the path to the ExamDiff program in the registry:

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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ExamDiff.exe]
@="C:\\Program Files\\util\\ed16i\\ExamDiff.exe"

Case 1. Type in the address bar:

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>examdiff

causes examdiff to run.

Case 2. Type in the address bar:

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>examdiff file1 file2

causes the "this command is ineffable" error.

Case 3. Start > Run

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examdiff file1 file2

causes examdiff to run.

Filemon output shows that in case 1 and 3, the App Paths is used to locate examdiff.exe. In case 2, X2 tries to open examdiff in folders in the path environment setting but not in the App Paths folder.

Anyone else seeing this?

[nikos]

x2 doesn't read this particular key
to save you a complex explanation, the easiest solution is to add your examdiff path to your PATH environmental variable.  Then it will work

[dft1]

Thanks Nikos. That works of course.