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[tim6389]

hello all

i'am trying to get notepad.exe to open a file BUT i can't get it to work i can however get notepad to run but it don't open the file i want it to..

test.txt for file name

what i'am i missing?

thanks

[DoT_PiTcH]

just go:

run c:\test.txt

or where ever it is....

[tim6389]

hummm

yea i did that to i get a eorror, like txt ext is not associated with notepad

[DoT_PiTcH]

you have to tell ihe program where txt file is.... if it is in the directory that your app is shouldnt have a problem.

mine works just fine

[PGWARE]

shell open,c:\test.txt

OR

run @windir(s)\notepad.exe c:\test.txt

[tim6389]

run @windir(s)\notepad.exe c:\test.txt this don't work on 98 this does:

run @windir()\notepad.exe c:\test.txt

so does this mean xp,2000,nt ues the other one?


thanks

[PGWARE]

There is a notepad.exe also in c:\windows (windows dir) so you could go ahead and just use @windir(). Win Xp Home

[tim6389]

what about 2000 and nt?

anyone know?

thanks

[Mac]

If notepad is in the path (and it should be), you can use:

RUN notepad.exe c:\test.txt

OR

SHELL OPEN, notepad.exe, c:\test.txt

Cheers, Mac

[tim6389]

thanks again for the help