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I have to edit VMS files (what's that you say?) and I'd like to use my PC. One of the file types is a command file (BAT) but its extension is COM. If I try to open it, it is shown in hex dump mode.

How about adding a command line switch that says this file is ASCII and to treat it that way? I'm at a loss right now as to the appropriate "letter", maybe Z?
textpad -z mycommand.com
would treat the file as a regular ascii file.

Alternatively, is there a menu option to go to regular view? I don't want to define a special file type for the obvious reason.

Is
File | Open... | File format: Text
what you're looking for?

That requires that I open TextPad and then use file->open

I actually have a batch file (tp.bat) that has the line

start c:\progra~1\textpa~1\textpad.exe %*

Hence, at the command line, I'd like to:
tp -z icw.com

I use command line extensively.

So do I. You asked for a menu option.

I would remove *.COM from the Binary document class. You wouldn't normally open a binary .com file in a text editor anyway (and you'll be lucky to find a Windows .com file these days).