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   Shadow to Newyana2@invalid.nospam   
   Re: Reloading a changed a wordpad docume   
   26 Mar 24 15:08:54   
   
   From: Sh@dow.br   
      
   On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:46:16 -0400, "Newyana2"   
    wrote:   
      
   >"R.Wieser"  wrote   
   >   
   >| I've got a program which generates a wordpad document, which I than open   
   >by   
   >| double-clicking it.   
   >|   
   >| The problem is that when the document is open and I re-generate the   
   >document   
   >| and double-click it I still see the old contents.  To see the new contents   
   >I   
   >| have to close the old, still-open document first.   
   >|   
   >| Question:   
   >| Is there a way to override this behaviour using a command-line argument ?   
   >| Even just having two document windows open would be an improvement.   
   >|   
   >| remark: I prefer /not/ to use taskkill.   
   >|   
   >   
   >  It's more practical with these issues if you explain what   
   >you're trying to accomplish. Then people can brainstorm   
   >the whole process. It also helps to weed out preconceptions,   
   >like the man who's trying to figure out how to avoid getting   
   >his newspaper wet, wtihout explaining that the problem is   
   >a spraying kitchen faucet and not rain.   
   >   
      
   	LOL.   
   	"I've got a program". It won't output a file if the file   
   already exists and is locked by another application. It also does not   
   give any error messages.   
   	What do you suggest I do with "the program I got"?   
   	No nasty suggestions please.   
   	[]'s   
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