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Guest
Hi:
I want to use the windows shell "start" command for launching different
types of documents. However I have a problem. For example,
start eula.txt
start index.html
is supposed to open eula.txt in notepad or index.html in the default web
browser.
However, I just get this error:
"The system can't execute the specified program"
When I type "assoc" command I get this for those file types:
..txt=txtfile
..html=FirefoxHTML
When I type "ftype" command I get this related information:
txtfile=%SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1
FirefoxHTML=C:\ARCHIV~1\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE -requestPending -osint -url "%1"
So I assume the file associations are OK. So what's wrong? start only works
for exe files and http:// urls... isn't it supposed to work also for
associated file types?
If not, what alternative exists (if any)?
Thanks.
I want to use the windows shell "start" command for launching different
types of documents. However I have a problem. For example,
start eula.txt
start index.html
is supposed to open eula.txt in notepad or index.html in the default web
browser.
However, I just get this error:
"The system can't execute the specified program"
When I type "assoc" command I get this for those file types:
..txt=txtfile
..html=FirefoxHTML
When I type "ftype" command I get this related information:
txtfile=%SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1
FirefoxHTML=C:\ARCHIV~1\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE -requestPending -osint -url "%1"
So I assume the file associations are OK. So what's wrong? start only works
for exe files and http:// urls... isn't it supposed to work also for
associated file types?
If not, what alternative exists (if any)?
Thanks.