Windows batch - Start a program or open a textfile

@echo off

echo. 2>file.txt
echo. 2>file2.txt
echo. 2>file3.txt
echo. 2>file4.txt

start file.txt
echo You > file.txt
ping localhost -n 2 > nul
start file2.txt
echo have just > file2.txt
ping localhost -n 2 > nul
start file3.txt
echo opened > file3.txt
ping localhost -n 2 > nul
start file4.txt
echo four textfiles > file4.txt

echo Press to exit batch
pause > nul

exit



What it does : It opens four textfiles using the standard windows editor with a delay inbetween. This is done by a ping command sending pakets to the loopback device.