Association error "Cannot find the file..."

[Guest Rich Pasco]

I recently "upgraded" my Windows 2000 system to Textpad 5.0.3, and have

a problem.

 

If I double-click on a text file in Explorer (or enter its name on a

command line), then after Textpad opens the file as it should, I get the

message:

 

(X) Cannot find the file [filename.txt] (or one of its components). Make

sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries

are available. [OK]

 

In Control Panel / Folder Options / File Types, .TXT is supposed to open

with TextPad.

 

In my registry,

HK_CLASSES_ROOT/Applications/Textpad.exe/shell/open/command is set to

"C:\Program Files\TextPad 5\TextPad.exe" -s "%1"

 

If I enter that entire command on the command line (substituting the

name of my existing file for %1) then TextPad opens the file without

complaint. But if I enter just the filename on the command line, the

above-mentioned error is shown.

 

If I first launch TextPad, then I can open the file with its File/Open

dialog without complaint.

 

If I change the association to open with Notepad, then double clicking a

text file or typing its filename on the command line opens a Notepad

session without complaint.

 

If I change it back to TextPad, the problem recurs.

 

With REGEDIT, I changed the remaining instances of "TextPad 4" to

"TextPad 5" and rebooted. No change.

 

Except for the error message, everything seems to work. But it is

startling, and annoying to have to click [OK] to dismiss it.

 

Any suggestions?

[Guest Mark Blain]

Re: Association error "Cannot find the file..."

 

Rich Pasco <richp1234@hotmail.com> wrote in news:ujQbixu#HHA.3916

@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:

> I recently "upgraded" my Windows 2000 system to Textpad 5.0.3, and have

> a problem.

>

> If I double-click on a text file in Explorer (or enter its name on a

> command line), then after Textpad opens the file as it should, I get

the

> message:

>

> (X) Cannot find the file [filename.txt] (or one of its components).

Make

> sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries

> are available. [OK]

>

> In Control Panel / Folder Options / File Types, .TXT is supposed to

open

> with TextPad.

>

> In my registry,

> HK_CLASSES_ROOT/Applications/Textpad.exe/shell/open/command is set to

> "C:\Program Files\TextPad 5\TextPad.exe" -s "%1"

>

> If I enter that entire command on the command line (substituting the

> name of my existing file for %1) then TextPad opens the file without

> complaint. But if I enter just the filename on the command line, the

> above-mentioned error is shown.

>

> If I first launch TextPad, then I can open the file with its File/Open

> dialog without complaint.

>

> If I change the association to open with Notepad, then double clicking

a

> text file or typing its filename on the command line opens a Notepad

> session without complaint.

>

> If I change it back to TextPad, the problem recurs.

>

> With REGEDIT, I changed the remaining instances of "TextPad 4" to

> "TextPad 5" and rebooted. No change.

>

> Except for the error message, everything seems to work. But it is

> startling, and annoying to have to click [OK] to dismiss it.

>

> Any suggestions?

 

I would browse the Textpad forums. I couldn't find this exact message,

but here are three pages of suggestions to get you started:

 

"Associated files are not opened when double clicked"

http://forums.textpad.com/viewtopic.php?t=4237

[Guest Rich Pasco]

Re: Association error "Cannot find the file..."

 

Mark Blain wrote:

> I would browse the Textpad forums. I couldn't find this exact message,

> but here are three pages of suggestions to get you started:

>

> "Associated files are not opened when double clicked"

> http://forums.textpad.com/viewtopic.php?t=4237

 

Mark, thanks for the suggestion. This link discusses a problem with

versions before 4.73 which was resolved in 4.73. I never had a problem

with 4.73, but the bug resurfaces in 5.0.3.

 

See: http://forums.textpad.com/viewtopic.php?t=8823

 

- Rich