Error Dbl-clicking associated file

[CWBillow]

I have "dbp" files associated with Textpad -- and have for ages , till now.

Now, if I have a dbp file on my desktop, and dbl-click it, I get an error:

"There was a problem sending the command to the program."

and the file doesn't load, even though Textpad starts up.

I tried uninstalling and re-installing. Didn't work.

I tried associating the file with Notepad++ (which worked) and then coming back to Textpad. Didn't work.

How can I fix this error, and reset the association?

Regards,
Chuck Billow

[lluther]

I have the same problem with a newly updated Windows Xp to Windows 7.
The internet describes this problem as occurring for many different programs and the solution seems to be to edit the registry and remove a "command" entry which is interfering with DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange). I haven't figured out which registry entries apply to TextPad yet.

[CWBillow]

Me neither.

I have the same problem with a newly updated Windows Xp to Windows 7.
The internet describes this problem as occurring for many different programs and the solution seems to be to edit the registry and remove a "command" entry which is interfering with DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange). I haven't figured out which registry entries apply to TextPad yet.

[paulmin]

Any fix for this yet?

[paulmin]

Well it is working. Not sure of the fix but this is what I've done.
1. Turned off the tips screen.
2. Right after turning the tip screen off I upgraded my system to Windows 8. When I click on a .txt file Textpad no opens the file properly. So...
Try turning off the tip screen to see if that in fact fixed it. I think it may have possibly been the fix because nothing else works until you close it.

[Brad555]

I am aslo facing this problem.