I shell to CMD because its smart enough to know all the file associations.
This means that I can shell to a filename instead of an application as long
as I have set the association corrrectly.

For example, if I open a PDF file and the computer has the full Acrobat
installed the file opens. If only the Reader is installed, the file still
opens, but with just the Reader. Checkout Harlan's comments - they are
valuable,
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Gary''s Student - gsnu200715