XPost: alt.windows7.general   
   From: address@is.invalid   
      
   Vanguard,   
      
   > I don't think Wordpad will work how you want.  When it opens a   
   > document, it loads the doc into buffer.  If the target doesn't   
   > change, it uses what is in its buffer.  You could change the file   
   > itself many times, but Wordpad will still show you the contents   
   > of its buffer.   
      
   Yes, I know.  But I specifically mentioned double-clicking the document   
   file - which *does* cause the wordpad program, showing the old document, to   
   put itself ontop and focussed.   
      
   IOW, it gets a signal someone tried to open a document with the same name it   
   already has, but than blithely ignores al that information.   
      
   > As a test using Notepad,   
   [snip]   
      
   Its not about /automatically/ updating the contents of wordpad when the file   
   changes, its about showing the contents of the file when the user   
   double-clicks it (a manual action).   
      
   > Is there really any formatting in the output file by the program   
   > that would require RTF, or is it all just plain text?   
      
   As so often, my question is not only aimed at my current situation, but also   
   at other, similar ones (trying to solve the problem at its root).   
      
   Regards,   
   Rudy Wieser   
      
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