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So the user selects a file and the file and path get put into the the text box called "txtInput". I want the user to be able to click a button that will open that file in a text editor. I will look...

So here is what I put.

java.awt.Desktop.getDesktop().edit(txtInput.getText());

NetBeans says, "Incompatible types: String cannot be converted to file. txtInput.getText()

Yes I want the file to open in wordpad, or textedit(MAC) or the equivalent on Linux.

I have an app that was written in VB and I would like to create the same app in JAVA, so that it works on all platforms.
I have a button that when clicked opens the specified file in a text box.
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