J
joeu2004
I have an ASCII file that was extracted from a Unix
tarball using WinZip, with "smart CR/LF" enabled. So
it is, in effect, a text file. But because the file
does not have a ".txt" extension, MSWin does not open
the file with Notepad. Instead, it opens it with
QuickViewPlus, which apparently is associated with
that file type ("file").
How can I open the file with Notepad without changing
the system-wide program associated with the "file" type?
(That is, without going to Start -> Settings -> Control
Panel -> Folder Options -> File Types, for example.)
I know that I can start Notepad, then use File -> Open
and changing the File Name field to "*".
But I would prefer an operation that I can use by
simply clicking on the file icon in the folder, more
or less.
I know that I can append ".txt" to the file name.
That changes the file type to "text document", which
Notepad is associated with.
But I would prefer not to have to rename the file.
I thought I could right-click on the file icon and
select "Open With...". But I do not see that choice
when the file does not have the ".txt" extension.
Is there some other way to do "Open With..."?
(Ironically, the "Open With..." choice __does__ exist
when the file name has the extension ".txt". Go
figure!)
tarball using WinZip, with "smart CR/LF" enabled. So
it is, in effect, a text file. But because the file
does not have a ".txt" extension, MSWin does not open
the file with Notepad. Instead, it opens it with
QuickViewPlus, which apparently is associated with
that file type ("file").
How can I open the file with Notepad without changing
the system-wide program associated with the "file" type?
(That is, without going to Start -> Settings -> Control
Panel -> Folder Options -> File Types, for example.)
I know that I can start Notepad, then use File -> Open
and changing the File Name field to "*".
But I would prefer an operation that I can use by
simply clicking on the file icon in the folder, more
or less.
I know that I can append ".txt" to the file name.
That changes the file type to "text document", which
Notepad is associated with.
But I would prefer not to have to rename the file.
I thought I could right-click on the file icon and
select "Open With...". But I do not see that choice
when the file does not have the ".txt" extension.
Is there some other way to do "Open With..."?
(Ironically, the "Open With..." choice __does__ exist
when the file name has the extension ".txt". Go
figure!)