How to open a file with the default associated program

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Frederic Morin picture Frederic Morin · Feb 15, 2009 · Viewed 63.5k times · Source

How do I open a file with the default associated program in Java? (for example a movie file)

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Zach Scrivena picture Zach Scrivena · Feb 15, 2009

You can use Desktop.getDesktop().open(File file). See the following question for other options: "[Java] How to open user system preffered editor for given file?"

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