Opening and Editing Files

You can open a file directly from within StarTeam if the file has a status of Current. You can also display a file in the default editor, Notepad, or an alternate editor. If the file is an executable, such as a .bat file, or has no associated application, you must use the Edit command to edit the file from the application.

When you open a file in StarTeam, the application does one of the following:

• Runs the file if it is an executable, such as autoexec.bat.
• Displays an error messages if the file is not an executable and there is no associated application.
• Opens the file in an associated application. For example, .doc files will open in Microsoft Word. However, this only works if an open action file association exists for the selected file’s extension in the operating system.