How can I open a file in it's default program ?

palkia has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

hello
I just used perl to create a text file.
my question is: how do I use perl to open and close that file in it's original program (notepad) ?
I tried to use the exec commend but from some reason it won't do anything after (know why?).
so I tried the system commend but that one wont continue the program until I close the notepad.
ideas ?
thx

thank you very much ikegami.
your 2nd (only) suggestion worx perfectly.
can u explain the syntax please ?
what does the "start" does ? and can it be replaced by other commends ?
and what's the "" vs the "$url" and why if I only use one of them, it only opens the commend line instead of the file ?
thx again

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Re: How can I open a file in it's default program ? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Mar 21, 2011 at 23:22 UTC
I think you can simply do `system(qq{"$path_to_document"})` [download] If not, you can definitely do `system(qq{start "" "$path_to_document"})` [download] Update: I answered about subject question, default program. The program used to originally create the file could very well be an entirely different. I didn't notice that the question in the body of the post was different.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: How can I open a file in it's default program ? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 21, 2011 at 23:27 UTC
how do I use perl to open and close that file in it's original program (notepad) ? It depends upon whether the file type of the file in question is associated with the program in question? 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.	[reply]