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Is it possible to open a specific file when invoking an application?
Thanks very much donniea21. Your suggestion works when I type in the path as suggested... Runtime.getRuntime().exec("C:\\Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office/Winword.exe test.doc"); If the file name (test.doc) was stored in a String variable, how would I include that instead of... -
Is it possible to open a specific file when invoking an application?
When invoking an application using the Runtime exec() method, is it possible to also open a specific file in the application? For example, if you are wanting the user to be able to view a file in Word, I know how to invoke word, but not with the appropriate file open for the user to see. Many...
