<![CDATA[.TXT filenames don't get passed to NotePad++]]>In Windows 10 I have the .TXT file extension set to be opened by NotePad++. If I invoke NP++ and select a .txt file from the Open menu the file opens OK. But if I type (or select from File Manager) TextFile.txt, NotePad++ executes but opens a blank page. The debug info shows that the command line is empty. This happens only on .TXT files. The lack of a command-line parameter being passed would seem to be a Windows problem but I couldn’t find a problem there. Here’s the debug info after entering “TextFile.txt” in the command line processor.

Notepad++ v8.5.7 (64-bit)
Build time : Sep 6 2023 - 23:13:49
Path : c:\Program Files\NotePad++\NotePad++.exe
Command Line :
Admin mode : ON
Local Conf mode : OFF
Cloud Config : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
OS Version : 22H2
OS Build : 19045.3324
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins :
ComparePlugin (2.0.2)
mimeTools (2.9)
NppConverter (4.5)
NppExport (0.4)

Thanks for any attention to this. afk

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/24911/txt-filenames-don-t-get-passed-to-notepadRSS for NodeSun, 17 May 2026 18:46:10 GMTMon, 11 Sep 2023 15:13:59 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to .TXT filenames don't get passed to NotePad++ on Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:24:00 GMT]]>OK!! (maybe)

You were right. I found the registry entry
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\txtfile\shell\open\command
with the entry
//“c:\Program Files\NotePad++\NotePad++.exe”
and added “%1” and it worked first time, every time.
Thanks very much.
I tried to upvote your answer but I don’t have enough “reputations”
Austin Kelly

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/89209https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/89209Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:24:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to .TXT filenames don't get passed to NotePad++ on Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:20:08 GMT]]>Hi PeterJones,
Your help worked. It was a registry problem.
The site is giving me a hard time about replying. It tells me that I can’t use links. So I’m trying various test replys such as this one.
It might take time to get it right.
afk

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/89208https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/89208Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:20:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to .TXT filenames don't get passed to NotePad++ on Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:16:48 GMT]]>Test reply

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/89207https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/89207Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:16:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to .TXT filenames don't get passed to NotePad++ on Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:16:47 GMT]]>@afk-afk said in .TXT filenames don't get passed to NotePad++:

would seem to be a Windows problem but I couldn’t find a problem there

It’s most likely in your registry somewhere. I would look into the various .txt registry entries, and make sure they point to "c:\Program Files\notepad++\notepad++.exe" "%1" or similar (without that %1, it won’t work; without the quotes around the %1, it won’t work if there are spaces in the path).

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