Thread: Opening text file

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    Opening text file

    Could someone tell me how to open a text file in notepad, without using the system() command?
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    I tried that before I asked, i only think it works with exes.
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    So it should work:

    spawnl(P_WAIT, "notepad.exe", "notepad.exe", "C:\\temp\\test.txt", NULL);

    Did not test this...

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