From: admin@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:08:54 -0300   
   Shadow  wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
      
   I think maybe you have that wrong; the "program" does update the file,   
   but the wordpad text is unchanged, as it has not been told to (re-)open the   
   updated file. So the obvious thing to do is to write a batchfile using   
   taskkill - oh the OP doesn't want that.  Or use press F5 in Notepad2.   
      
   > 	What do you suggest I do with "the program I got"?   
      
   Again, it's what to do with wordpad, not the program   
      
   > 	No nasty suggestions please.   
   > 	[]'s   
      
   It does sound a bit trollish, but I'll give the benefit of doubt.   
   []   
      
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