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Execute wordpad from within a program

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I would like to execute wordpad from within a program so I can examine a file before progressing. Is there a function within fortran that will allow me to do this.

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There are several ways - but one of the nicest is to use the ShellExecute Win32 API routine with an "Edit" action. See this Newsletter article for details.

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