--- shell/source/unix/exec/shellexec.cxx	2004-05-04 14:17:59.740508616 +0200
+++ shell/source/unix/exec/shellexec.cxx	2004-05-04 15:23:15.561213384 +0200
@@ -294,6 +294,15 @@ void SAL_CALL ShellExec::execute( const 
         
         if( aHandler.getLength() )
         {
+            OUString aHandlerParams;
+            
+            sal_Int32 nParamsIdx = aHandler.indexOf( (sal_Unicode) ' ' );
+            if ( nParamsIdx > 0 && nParamsIdx < aHandler.getLength() )
+            {
+                aHandlerParams = aHandler.copy( nParamsIdx + 1, aHandler.getLength() - nParamsIdx - 1 );
+                aHandler = aHandler.copy( 0, nParamsIdx );
+            }
+	    
             // search handler in system path if no absolute path given
             FileBase::searchFileURL( aHandler, OUString(), aHandler );
             
@@ -302,12 +311,17 @@ void SAL_CALL ShellExec::execute( const 
             
             // due to a possible convertion to file url, 
             // rebuild command line from scratch
-            OUStringBuffer aBuffer( aHandler.getLength() + aURL.getLength() + 5 );
+            OUStringBuffer aBuffer( aHandler.getLength() + aURL.getLength() + 6 );
             
             aBuffer.append( (sal_Unicode) '\"' );
             aBuffer.append( aHandler );
             aBuffer.append( (sal_Unicode) '\"' );
             aBuffer.append( (sal_Unicode) ' ' );
+            if ( aHandlerParams.getLength() )
+            {
+                aBuffer.append( aHandlerParams );
+                aBuffer.append( (sal_Unicode) ' ' );
+            }
             aBuffer.append( (sal_Unicode) '\'' );
             aBuffer.append( aURL );
             aBuffer.append( (sal_Unicode) '\'' );