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unfortunatly, .pdf has no default association in HKEY_CLASS_ROOT for .pdf :-(

And if I directly run "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" file.pdf, it asks what to do with the file instead of displaying it directly...

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Re^3: Win32 wperl open Console when system
by LanX (Saint) on Jan 21, 2020 at 11:16 UTC
    You first said "explorer" (files) now you say iexplore (internet)?

    These are two different programs.

    this C:\>C:\Windows\explorer.exe \tmp\xxx.pdf works for me from the console (cmd.exe)

    update

    this doesn't :/

    perl -e"`C:/Windows/explorer.exe /tmp/xxx.pdf`"

    Cheers Rolf
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      Funny: 
      perl -e "qx(explorer.exe C:\Path\To\my.pdf)"

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      opens the explorer, but 
      perl -e "qx'explorer.exe C:\Path\To\my.pdf'"

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      opens my pdf

      only difference is the qx delimiter. (insert smiley with gaping open mouth here)

      Perl 5.28.1 MSWin32-x64-multi-thread on Windows [Version 10.0.18363.535]
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        From perlop qx:
        Using single-quote as a delimiter protects the command from Perl's double-quote interpolation, passing it on to the shell instead:

        perl -e "qx(explorer.exe C:\\Path\\To\\my.pdf)"

        works

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