Thread: Go to another directory and display file

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    Go to another directory and display file

    Hi,

    I would like my program to go to another directory and open a text file with notepad. Currently I am trying to do it with the following code, with no success.

    Code:
    system("c:");
    system("cd users/emibrow/Documents/MATLAB");
    system("notepad starttime");
    Does anybody have any ideas?

    Brownie
    Thanks

    Brownie

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    Sorry,

    forgot to mention. I do have windows.h included, so the system command is working ok. The problem is just with changing directory:

    system("cd users/emibrow/Documents/MATLAB");
    that line of code
    Thanks

    Brownie

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    Why not give the full path to notepad?

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