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Or use a quick command in Terminal.app
Authored by: stomaphagus on Aug 31, '05 11:09:29PM
At the prompt, type
open -a /Applications/Whatever.app/ your_file_to_be_opened
For example, if I wanted to see a Photoshop file without waiting for Photoshop to launch (500MHz iBook!), I'd type
open -a /Applications/Preview.app/ ClientLogo.psd
Works like a charm, esp. when you use tab to auto-complete what you're typing. It's quicker than using any graphical Open With whatzit.

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