Opening an untitled and unsaved NotePad file via shell

[Mark Smith]

This seems to work on my OS X laptop:

on openTempFile pText
   put the tempName into tFile
   put pText into URL ("file:" & tFile)
   launch tFile with "/Applications/TextEdit.app" -- path to notepad,  
in your case.
   wait 1 second
   delete file tFile
end openTempFile

Best,

Mark

On 27 Jul 2007, at 14:36, Mark E. Powell wrote:

> I can put data into a text file and open it via shell, but this  
> method tends to leave a flotsam of files on disk, unless I recycle  
> the file name and overwrite (which I don't want to do).
>
> Is it possible to put data into a text file that is *not* saved to  
> disk and has no name?  i.e. as if Note Pad were launched and text  
> were pasted into the document?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Mark
>
>
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