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Opening a File in its Native Application

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From:
Lynn Etheredge
Date:
April 23, 2008 17:34
Subject:
Opening a File in its Native Application
Hi,

I would like to open a file in it's native application.  It doesn't have a specified extension, however, so I would need to specify the application somehow.  I saw 

system("start docname")

but this doesn't specify the application.  

Thank you,
Lynn


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