Open a file in default text editor

Hi,
how can i open a file in a given file path with windows specified application. eg. if i want to open *.txt and if windows generally opens it in notepad then it should open in notepad, or if it generally opens in any other text editor like text pad then it should open in text pad.
if not possible then what is the best way to open a text file in predefined text editor?
thanks

hi,
I do know how to open it with notepad:try
String cmd = "Notepad " + filename;
Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
catch(Exception e)
e.printStackTrace ();
}It is possible to open it with the standard texteditor, certainly by retrieving it from the windows registry. Perhaps there is a routine for it like for Internet Explorer but that I don't know.
greetz,
Stijn
P.S. to test these commands you can go to start > run, enter notepad (or any other command) and click OK

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