winopen

Open file in appropriate application (Windows)

Syntax

winopen name

Description

winopen name opens the specified file in the Microsoft^® Windows^® application associated with the extension of the file. winopen uses a Windows shell command, and performs the same action as double-clicking the file in Windows Explorer.

Examples

Open File in Microsoft Word

Open the file thesis.docx in Microsoft® Word.

winopen thesis.docx

Open File in System Web Browser

Open the file my_sine_wave.html in the system Web browser.

winopen my_sine_wave.html

Open Current Folder in Windows Explorer Tool

winopen(cd)

Input Arguments

name — Name of file

character vector

Name of file to open, specified as a character vector. name can be an absolute or relative path.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a