in reply to Open txt file using default program on Windows

Curiously, this works on my Microsoft Windows computer. It opens the file named foo.txt in Notepad.

C:\>perl -e "system('foo.txt')"

C:\>assoc .txt
.txt=txtfile

C:\>ftype txtfile
txtfile=%SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

C:\>

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I've never written a Perl script that opens a text file in Notepad (or any interactive text editor), and I can't imagine why anyone else would.

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Re^2: Open txt file using default program on Windows
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on May 31, 2013 at 23:44 UTC
    I've never written a Perl script that opens a text file in Notepad (or any interactive text editor), and I can't imagine why anyone else would.

    See perlbug.

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      What's in perlbug about invoking Notepad with Perl?

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        C:\test>perlbug
...
You will probably want to use a text editor to enter the body of
your report. If "notepad" is the editor you want to use, then
just press Enter, otherwise type in the name of the editor you
would like to use.

If you have already composed the body of your report, you may
enter "file", and c:\perl64\bin/perlbug.bat will prompt you to
enter the name of the file containing your report.

Editor [notepad]:

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        With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
        Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
        "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
        In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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