diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCAnsiProject/template.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCAnsiProject/template.xml
index 66a545fea2e..d16c1c30162 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCAnsiProject/template.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCAnsiProject/template.xml
@@ -61,5 +61,14 @@
 		</complex-array>
 	</process>
 
+	<process type="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.OpenFiles">
+		<simple name="projectName" value="$(projectName)"/>
+		<complex-array name="files">
+			<element>
+				<simple name="target" value="$(sourceDir)/$(projectName).c"/>
+			</element>
+		</complex-array>
+	</process>
+
 </template>
 
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCCProject/template.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCCProject/template.xml
index 07a0ad67417..b319a9cb18c 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCCProject/template.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/templates/projecttemplates/HelloWorldCCProject/template.xml
@@ -59,5 +59,14 @@
 		</complex-array>
 	</process>
 
+	<process type="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.OpenFiles">
+		<simple name="projectName" value="$(projectName)"/>
+		<complex-array name="files">
+			<element>
+				<simple name="target" value="$(sourceDir)/$(projectName).cpp"/>
+			</element>
+		</complex-array>
+	</process>
+
 </template>
 
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/templates/projecttemplates/MakefileHelloWorldCCProject/template.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/templates/projecttemplates/MakefileHelloWorldCCProject/template.xml
index dc492584beb..e0bbe52e583 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/templates/projecttemplates/MakefileHelloWorldCCProject/template.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/templates/projecttemplates/MakefileHelloWorldCCProject/template.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,16 @@
 			</element>
 		</complex-array>
 	</process>
-	
+
+	<process type="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.OpenFiles">
+		<simple name="projectName" value="$(projectName)"/>
+		<complex-array name="files">
+			<element>
+				<simple name="target" value="$(projectName).cpp"/>
+			</element>
+		</complex-array>
+	</process>
+
 	<process type="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui.SimpleGNUMakefileGenerator">
 		<simple name="projectName" value="$(projectName)"/>
 	</process>
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index dd4bed14b1b..1fa37857dad 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ Export-Package: org.eclipse.cdt.internal.corext;x-internal:=true,
  org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.refactoring;x-friends:="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests",
  org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.refactoring.dialogs;x-internal:=true,
  org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.refactoring.extractconstant;x-friends:="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests",
- org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.refactoring.extractlocalvariable;x-friends:="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests",
  org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.refactoring.extractfunction;x-friends:="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests",
+ org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.refactoring.extractlocalvariable;x-friends:="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests",
  org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.refactoring.gettersandsetters;x-friends:="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests",
  org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.refactoring.hidemethod;x-friends:="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests",
  org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.refactoring.implementmethod;x-friends:="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests",
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Export-Package: org.eclipse.cdt.internal.corext;x-internal:=true,
  org.eclipse.cdt.ui.templateengine,
  org.eclipse.cdt.ui.templateengine.event,
  org.eclipse.cdt.ui.templateengine.pages,
+ org.eclipse.cdt.ui.templateengine.processes,
  org.eclipse.cdt.ui.templateengine.uitree,
  org.eclipse.cdt.ui.templateengine.uitree.uiwidgets,
  org.eclipse.cdt.ui.text,
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
index 4c7f8ec7664..663420bb88b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -3500,4 +3500,22 @@
          </activeWhen>
       </handler>
    </extension>
+   <extension
+         point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.templateProcessTypes">
+            <processType
+            name="OpenFiles"
+            processRunner="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.templateengine.processes.OpenFiles">
+         <simple
+               name="projectName">
+         </simple>
+         <complexArray
+               name="files">
+            <baseType>
+               <simple
+                     name="target">
+               </simple>
+            </baseType>
+         </complexArray>
+      </processType>
+   </extension>
 </plugin>
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/processes/Messages.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/processes/Messages.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6b62563b10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/processes/Messages.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 Marc-Andre Laperle and others.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ * Marc-Andre Laperle - Initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.cdt.ui.templateengine.processes;
+
+import org.eclipse.osgi.util.NLS;
+
+/**
+ * @since 5.2
+ */
+public class Messages {
+	private static final String BUNDLE_NAME = "org.eclipse.cdt.ui.templateengine.processes.messages"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+	private Messages() {
+	}
+	
+	public static String OpenFiles_CannotOpen_error;
+	public static String OpenFiles_FileNotExist_error;
+
+	static {
+		NLS.initializeMessages(BUNDLE_NAME, Messages.class);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/processes/OpenFiles.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/processes/OpenFiles.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4bd137979df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/processes/OpenFiles.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 Marc-Andre Laperle and others.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ * Marc-Andre Laperle - Initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.cdt.ui.templateengine.processes;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.templateengine.TemplateCore;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.templateengine.process.ProcessArgument;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.templateengine.process.ProcessFailureException;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.templateengine.process.ProcessRunner;
+
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.ResourcesPlugin;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
+import org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException;
+import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
+import org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDE;
+
+/**
+ * This process opens files in the editor
+ * 
+ * @since 5.2
+ */
+public class OpenFiles extends ProcessRunner {
+
+	/**
+	 * This method opens a list of files in the editor
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void process(TemplateCore template, ProcessArgument[] args, String processId,
+			IProgressMonitor monitor) throws ProcessFailureException {
+		ProcessArgument[][] files = args[1].getComplexArrayValue();
+		for (ProcessArgument[] file : files) {
+			String fileTargetPath = file[0].getSimpleValue();
+			String projectName = args[0].getSimpleValue();
+			IProject projectHandle = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getProject(projectName);
+			IFile iFile = projectHandle.getFile(fileTargetPath);
+			if (iFile.exists()) {
+				try {
+					IDE.openEditor(PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage(),
+							iFile);
+				} catch (PartInitException e) {
+					throw new ProcessFailureException(Messages.OpenFiles_CannotOpen_error + fileTargetPath);
+				}
+			}
+			else {
+				throw new ProcessFailureException(Messages.OpenFiles_FileNotExist_error + fileTargetPath);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/processes/messages.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/processes/messages.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2db85c8eea8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/processes/messages.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2010 Marc-Andre Laperle and others.
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+#
+# Contributors:
+#    Marc-Andre Laperle - Initial API and implementation
+###############################################################################
+
+OpenFiles_CannotOpen_error=Open file failure: Cannot open file: 
+OpenFiles_FileNotExist_error=Open file failure: No such file exists: