Openeing external files with defualt open settings

hi can NE one tell me hwo to open an external file with it's defualt viewer
e.g. open a .mdb file in access or a .txt file in notepad
thnx
help would be much apreciated

hi,
this is what i use on a win2000 platform:
try {
Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
Process p = rt.exec("cmd /c start yourFile.ext");
} catch(Exception e) {
System.out.println(e);
it is possible that a full path of the file is required.
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Hi can NE one tell me hwo to open an external file with it's defualt viewer

hi can NE one tell me hwo to open an external file with it's defualt viewer
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thnx
help would be much apreciated

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