Try this

Shell ("notepad.exe C:\yourfile.txt")




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Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl



"SA3214 @Eclipse.co.uk" <sa3214<No Spam wrote in message ...
Is it possible to use the Shell command to open notepad with a specified text file
If so I would be grateful for some info on the notepad command line switches

Regards
& TIA