Batch: Open a specific file in a specific program?

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How do i tell windows to open C:\test\test.txt in WordPad, when Notepad is my default program for .txt files?

score 17 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 22 '14 at 13:08

The accepted answer didn't work for me. I am not sure if it was because of the program I was trying to run, or because the path had spaces in (even though I wrapped it in quotes), or something else.

Anyway, I was able to do it be adding an empty string after the start command.

For example:

start "" "C:\My Programs\myprogram.exe" "C:\My Files\myfile.txt"

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 06 '16 at 17:54

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You can add the direct path to the executable like

start C:\Windows\System32\write.exe [FILE]

edited Jan 06 '16 at 17:54

Mofi

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answered Apr 12 '12 at 21:53

corn3lius

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;) Works like a charm. I am using the batch to run a file in Java's compiler. – Lassa Apr 12 '12 at 22:16

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 12 '12 at 21:51

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Try:

start wordpad c:\test\test.txt

answered Apr 12 '12 at 21:51

Kirk Woll

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 26 '18 at 18:08

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There is no need to use start when using write.exe, so simply:

write [FILE(S)]

write.exe is located in C:\Windows\System32.

answered Dec 26 '18 at 18:08

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Batch: Open a specific file in a specific program?

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