On selection - open file does not working

[Václav Hanzlik]

Hello,
we have just found that function - “on selection - open file” does not working.

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[PeterJones]

@Václav-Hanzlik said:

we have just found that function - “on selection - open file” does not working

It works for me. I have a file called C:\usr\local\apps\npp\npp.8.9.6.4.portable.x64\license.txt

If I have that text selected in Notepad++ v8.9.6.4, and do Edit > On Selection > Open File, it opens the license file.

Can you show an example that doesn’t work, including a screenshot showing the exact selection, along with a directory listing proving you have that file? Like I provide below:

C:\usr\local\apps\npp\npp.8.9.6.4.portable.x64>dir *.txt
 Volume in drive C is OS
 Volume Serial Number is AA11-1111

 Directory of C:\usr\local\apps\npp\npp.8.9.6.4.portable.x64

01/29/2026  07:34 PM            35,500 license.txt
01/29/2026  07:34 PM             1,526 readme.txt
               2 File(s)         37,026 bytes
               0 Dir(s)  445,432,713,216 bytes free