Changing Settings File Directly Notepad new Version Warn

[I-Vladimir]

When I open ini files directly, each Notepad window displays a yellow box at the top: A new version of Notepad is available. Launch.
Launch button switches Notepad to UWP version. I assume command line can be changed to use an app registered for ini extension or use txt extension if nothing registered for ini.
OS Version - Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22621.1702]

[Dalai]

This has nothing to do with file extensions, and it's not a bug either. TC calls %SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe. This is hardcoded and can't be changed. It has been discussed for many years that TC should call the editor set in its options instead. Until this is implemented one can a workaround. Put the following on a button or TC's start menu.
Command:

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cmd.exe

Parameters:

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/c "start "" "C:\your_favorite_editor.exe" "%%COMMANDER_INI%%" "%%COMMANDER_PATH%%\wcx_ftp.ini""

The execution via cmd.exe ensures that environment variables are expanded. This way it works properly even if the editor can't understand them.

An UWP app can also be used. There's a thread with some PowerShell code I posted how the necessary information can be determined to start the desired app.

Regards
Dalai

[I-Vladimir]

That is what I got calling FindExecutable("wincmd.ini", "c:\Program Files\totalcmd\")
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsNotepad_11.2304.26.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Notepad\Notepad.exe
So WinAPI call returns UWP app exe name

[Horst.Epp]

I use NotePad Replacer from
https://www.binaryfortress.com/NotepadReplacer/
It replaces all calls to NotePad with any other editor, in my case PSPad.
This works with the hardcoded NotePad call in TC and from any other tool.

[Flint]

The execution via cmd.exe ensures that environment variables are expanded. This way it works properly even if the editor can't understand them.

BTW, in TC 11 you can use %|COMMANDER_INI| to insert the actual value of the variable, withoug having to rely on the started program to expand it.

[ghisler(Author)]

This isn't a bug in Total Commander, I just call the standard notepad.exe here.

[beb]

Therefore I use custom commands (usercmd.ini) for that (to open ini(s) in the associated editor).

For instance:

for the main .ini:

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[em_ini_edit]
cmd=%commander_path%\wincmd.ini

for all the .ini(s) which are not related to plugins:

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[em_ini_edit_noplugs]
cmd=Powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass
param=gci "$env:commander_path" -filter *.ini|Where-Object {$_.Name -notmatch 'plug'}|foreach-Object -process {ii $_.fullname}

for all the .ini(s) which are related to plugins:

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[em_ini_edit_plugs]
cmd=Powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass
param=gci "$env:commander_path" -filter *.ini|Where-Object {$_.Name -match 'plug'}|foreach-Object -process {ii $_.fullname}

and so on