MR> Provided that the program in question accepts a command line argument 
MR> specifying the file, yes.  However, for such cases, OS/2 already has a 
MR> better alternative, which is file associations.
MR> 
MR> Opening the data file itself will load the program it's associated with, 
MR> with it as a parameter.  

I do this now. Once I found an association editor it made it easy enuff for me
to do.

MR> If you dislike right-clicking and choosing from the Open menu, when 
MR> multiple associations exist, then you can make it easier by using multiple 

MR> program objects that load the same data file with different programs (for 
MR> example, an image file that you either look at or edit).

Force of habit from when the kids were all little was to make a viewer the 
default because they were forever calling up and editing the wrong type of 
files. then of course they would save the things.....:)

MR> Memory is quite cheap these days.  I spent over $1200 on the 32MB I put in 

MR> that 486, but I recently spent less than $100 for an additional 128MB for 
MR> this machine.

You must live in a good area :) It would cost me $100 for (4) 4meg 30 pin 
simms around these parts.

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