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Open selected file with Windows notepad
Endrju > 2020-12-21 05:33
I would like to open selected file with Windows notepad. Unfortunately, my setup doesn't work.
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Is there any way to do this works? -
RE: Open selected file with Windows notepad
Isaias Baez > 2020-12-21 08:06
Can you try and add quotation marks around the %1?
If your file path name contains spaces Windows might have issues with it. -
RE: Open selected file with Windows notepad
scottkillen > 2020-12-21 08:10
I'm not sure if you are getting an outright error, or just that the file isn't opening for you.
I have a couple of notes:
* %1 is undefined, or may be passed to the command line as '%1' without any substitution.
* If notepad is your default editor for '.txt' files then you can use a "document" favorite type, rather than an application; however, his won't give you the ability to run it as admin.
* You might try using {SEL_LOC} rather than {SEL_NAME} if notepad is not finding the file for some reason. -
RE: Open selected file with Windows notepad
Endrju > 2020-12-21 08:54
(2020-12-21 08:06)Isaias Baez Wrote: Can you try and add quotation marks around the %1?
If your file path name contains spaces Windows might have issues with it.
I have tried but the problem still exists
(2020-12-21 08:10)scottkillen Wrote: I'm not sure if you are getting an outright error, or just that the file isn't opening for you.
I have a couple of notes:
* %1 is undefined, or may be passed to the command line as '%1' without any substitution.
* If notepad is your default editor for '.txt' files then you can use a "document" favorite type, rather than an application; however, his won't give you the ability to run it as admin.
* You might try using {SEL_LOC} rather than {SEL_NAME} if notepad is not finding the file for some reason.
Yes, my default program for txt, ini, and log files is notepad
As you wrote, I changed {SEL_NAME} to {SEL_LOC} and it works, but not all file types are opened. Does not open files e.g. ini, log. It is strange that it opens files with very rare extensions, e.g. po, but unfortunately popular ones like ini or log unfortunately not.
I tried use a Document favorite type but it only works with txt files, too -
RE: Open selected file with Windows notepad
scottkillen > 2020-12-21 09:20
If I understand correctly:
You are using an Application favorite type and you replaced {SEL_NAME} with {SEL_LOC}. The result is that it always opens txt files and undefined files types, but not .ini and .log files.
If this is correct, the issue is not with QAP.
Thank about what is happening: QAP is substituting {SEL_LOC} with the name of the file, the same way every time, yet notepad sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. This is something else. -
RE: Open selected file with Windows notepad
Endrju > 2020-12-21 10:34
(2020-12-21 09:20)scottkillen Wrote: If I understand correctly:
You are using an Application favorite type and you replaced {SEL_NAME} with {SEL_LOC}. The result is that it always opens txt files and undefined files types, but not .ini and .log files.
Yes, exactly
Quote:Thank about what is happening: QAP is substituting {SEL_LOC} with the name of the file, the same way every time, yet notepad sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. This is something else.
Too bad it doesn't work with the indicated files (.log, .ini) it would be very helpful
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RE: Open selected file with Windows notepad
Horst > 2020-12-21 11:50
(2020-12-21 10:34)Endrju Wrote:
(2020-12-21 09:20)scottkillen Wrote: If I understand correctly:
You are using an Application favorite type and you replaced {SEL_NAME} with {SEL_LOC}. The result is that it always opens txt files and undefined files types, but not .ini and .log files.
Yes, exactly
Quote:Thank about what is happening: QAP is substituting {SEL_LOC} with the name of the file, the same way every time, yet notepad sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. This is something else.
Too bad it doesn't work with the indicated files (.log, .ini) it would be very helpful
It works with any file your editor supports.
I have redirected notepad to some other editor.
I can open .log, .ini or .txt without problems using {SEL_LOC} in QAP.
So there is no QAP problem here ! -
RE: Open selected file with Windows notepad
Endrju > 2020-12-21 12:46
(2020-12-21 11:50)Horst Wrote: It works with any file your editor supports.
I have redirected notepad to some other editor.
I can open .log, .ini or .txt without problems using {SEL_LOC} in QAP.
So there is no QAP problem here !
Ah, that's my mistake. You're right, everything works. I tried this with the files on my Desktop and forgot that the {CUR_LOC} command does not currently work on the Windows desktop. In any other directory, everything works as it should. Jean wrote that this will be fixed in the next update.