title: Open text file and program shortcut in a Windows batch file
body: <p>I have two files in the same folder that I'd like to run. One is a <code>.txt</code> file, and the other is the program shortcut to an <code>.exe</code>. I'd like to make a batch file in the same location to open the text file and the shortcut then close the batch file (but the text file and program remain open).</p>
  
  <p>I tried this with no luck:</p>
  
  <pre><code>open "myfile.txt"
  open "myshortcut.lnk"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Also didn't work:</p>
  
  <pre><code>start "myfile.txt"
  start "myshortcut.lnk"
  </code></pre>