Multi-Session Textpad

[KentC]

In the pre 4.5 version of TextPad, when you would open separate .txt files (or whatever) by doubleclicking them, TextPad would open a new session for each file. IIRC, this was actually a configurable option in pre-4.5.

However, in 4.5, I cannot figure out how to set up the same functionality. Now, every file that I open drops to the same open session of TextPad. I would prefer each file to open its own session.

Any thoughts? Am I missing something obvious in the options area?

Thanks,
Kent

[Z]

Preferences -> General : Tick "allow multiple instances to run"

Z.

[KentC]

Thanks Z, but unfortunately that's not the issue at hand. I do have that option checked, so that I have the ability to open multiple sessions of TextPad manually. However, I would like to force each new doubleclicked file to open in it's own TextPad session, which obviously utilizes that "multiple instances" option.

Currently, the only way to open one file in each session is to manually open 3 sessions of TextPad, then File/Open/ each individual file. In the pre-4.5 version, this multi-session was being done automatically upon doubleclicks.

I hope this is a less muddled explanation

Kent

[Jens Hollmann]

Uh, oh! Complicated.

Because you have to edit in my favorite Windows dialog: the file associations.

If possible TextPad is noted via DDE that a new file is to be opened. This successfully disables any multiple instances.

In a windows explorer under View->Options you get the dialog and the second page of it contains all file types. Search for all the file types that are associated with TextPad. Good luck! Because the list is sorted alphabetically by the description of the file type and NOT by extension!

Click on "Edit". There you have all the actions listed that are possible for this file type. There should be an "open" action in bold face. Click on it and select "Edit" again.

There you see what happens on opening this type of file. Instead of using DDE (uncheck this check-box) enter
"whereever\textpad.exe" "%1"
as the application to start.

Doing that for all the necessary file types should do the trick. Whew!

HTH

Jens

[KentC]

Ah perfect! Thank you. This obviously had nothing to do with the version upgrade...but odd that it started about the same time. Nonetheless, that did the trick. Thanks again!

Kent