XPost: microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion, microsoft.public.vb   
   From: noway@nospam.ever   
      
   "Don"  wrote in message   
   news:48ce5ae2.2596437@news.west.cox.net...   
   > On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:14:07 -0400, "expvb"  wrote:   
      
   > So I will probably go back to exactly what you are suggesting above or   
   > create a detour to another app I konw they have on their system that   
   > will open a text file and keep the file open.   
      
   How about opening the file exclusively from your app, copying the contents   
   to a temp file, shelling the default editor on that copy and waiting for it   
   to terminate, then updating the original and deleting the temp file?   
      
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