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title Open File Command
description Learn about the Open File command and how it opens an existing file and allows you to specify an editor.
ms.date 11/04/2016
ms.topic reference
f1_keywords
file.openfile
helpviewer_keywords
Open File command
File.OpenFile command
of command
author Mikejo5000
ms.author mikejo
ms.subservice general-ide

Open file command

Opens an existing file and allows you to specify an editor.

Syntax

File.OpenFile filename [/e:editorname]

Arguments

filename

Required. The full or partial path and file name of the file to open. Paths containing spaces must be enclosed in quotation marks.

Switches

/e:editorname

Optional. Name of the editor in which the file will be opened. If the argument is specified but no editor name is supplied, the Open With dialog box appears.

The /e:editorname argument syntax uses the editor names as they appear in the Open With Dialog Box, enclosed in quotation marks.

For example, to open a file in the source code editor, you would enter the following for the /e:editorname argument.

/e:"Source Code (text) Editor"

Remarks

As you enter a path, auto completion tries to locate the correct path and file name.

Example

This example opens the style file "Test1.css" in the source code editor.

File.OpenFile "C:\My Projects\project1\Test1.css" /e:"Source Code (text) Editor"

See also