patch 8.0.0501: on MS-Windows ":!start" does not work as expectedv8.0.0501

Problem:    On MS-Windows ":!start" does not work as expected.
Solution:   When creating a process fails try passing the argument to
            ShellExecute().  (Katsuya Hino, closes #1570)

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/runtime/doc/os_win32.txt b/runtime/doc/os_win32.txt
index 7357542828..663087b96c 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/os_win32.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/os_win32.txt
@@ -212,10 +212,19 @@ A. You can't!  This is a limitation of the NT console.  NT 5.0 is reported to
    be able to set the blink rate for all console windows at the same time.
 
 							*:!start*
-Q. How can I run an external command or program asynchronously?
-A. When using :! to run an external command, you can run it with "start": >
-	:!start winfile.exe<CR>
-<  Using "start" stops Vim switching to another screen, opening a new console,
+Q. How can I asynchronously run an external command or program, or open a
+   document or URL with its default program?
+A. When using :! to run an external command, you can run it with "start". For
+   example, to run notepad: >
+	:!start notepad
+<   To open "image.jpg" with the default image viewer: >
+        :!start image.jpg
+<   To open the folder of the current file in Windows Explorer: >
+        :!start %:h
+<   To open the Vim home page with the default browser: >
+        :!start http://www.vim.org/
+<
+   Using "start" stops Vim switching to another screen, opening a new console,
    or waiting for the program to complete; it indicates that you are running a
    program that does not affect the files you are editing.  Programs begun
    with :!start do not get passed Vim's open file handles, which means they do