opening a file in java

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I want to open a file through a java program.The file should open in the system's default program.
for e.g.:a text file should open in notepad.
an image should open in default image viewer.

what are the possible ways of implementing this?

i want to write a function to which i will pass an object of class File and the function has to open the file.

thanks

Posted 13-Aug-11 6:58am

ankit_khedekar

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Simon Bang Terkildsen · Answer 1 · 2011-08-13T07:04:00

Solution 1

Java

File file = new File("myFile.txt");

Desktop.getDesktop().open(file);

Posted 13-Aug-11 7:04am

Simon Bang Terkildsen

Updated 13-Aug-11 7:05am

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ankit_khedekar 14-Aug-11 8:19am

thanks for your reply
this is working well for all files except mp3 files.the mp3 does not play and gives an exception"unspecified error".even the videos files open perfectly in the media player classic so why dont the mp3 files