Open in xyz.exe

[olee]

Hi there,

one newbie question.

I have a little script to open psd files.

But the files should not be opened with Photoshop by default.

In the script there is the line


Gui, Add, Button, gopendwg default, OPEN


How can I tell the script to open the File with another program per example with the path C:/Programs/XYZ.exe ?

Maybe someone can help me.

Kind regards

Olli

[gregster]

If the program in question accepts files as command line parameters (which should be the case for most graphics software), something like this should work:

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run, C:/Programs/XYZ.exe C:/files/abc.psd

[BoBo]

[brainfart] OR ... you could change the files file extension assignment in the registry on the fly [/brainfart]

[olee]

Hello again,
here is the complete script:
the arx4 Files should be opened by another program than default.

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SetTitleMatchMode 2
Gui, Add, Edit , w200 varx4name, 
Gui, Add, Button, gopenarx4 default , OPEN
Gui, show ,, BEANIES			;give name to gui for later reference
Gui +Resize +MinSize240x150
Gui, Show, x0 y300 NoActivate

return

openarx4:
Gui,Submit,Nohide

IfExist, C:\FILES\PRINT\%arx4name%*.arx4
{
Loop, C:\FILES\PRINT\%arx4name%*.arx4
          Run %A_LoopFileFullPath%
      WinActivate
}

else
{

    MsgBox --> No Data :-( <--
}

Guicontrol,,arx4name,			;makes the edit box blank
return

I did not get it working with this one

run, C:/Programs/XYZ.exe C:/files/abc.psd


I don´t know where to put it in.


This one did not help me out because I have more than one of these scripts. In the one script there are PDF Files that should be opened in Photoshop.
An in the other script the PDF Files have to be opened with Acrobat...

[brainfart] OR ... you could change the files file extension assignment in the registry on the fly [/brainfart]


Maybe someone has an idea ?

Kind regards
Olli

[gregster]

I did not get it working with this one

run, C:/Programs/XYZ.exe C:/files/abc.psd

I don´t know where to put it in.

If you have different scripts, just use different programs in these scripts to run the different files.

I would replace your line Run %A_LoopFileFullPath% (which opens the file with the default application) with the line above. Replace XYZ.exe with the name of the program that should open the abc.psd (or whatever) file: run program file --> run program %A_LoopFileFullPath% Once you can use the path to Photoshop, once the path to Acrobat as program.

[olee]

Hi #gregster,

Thank you !!
That worked !

One more question , have you got an idea how I tell the the tool, that I have to write at least 4 letters in the textsearch field, otherwise it would not execute ?

[Odlanir]

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openarx4:
Gui,Submit,Nohide
if (StrLen(arx4name) < 4 )
   return

[olee]

Great !! Thank you Odlanir,

have you got an Idea how to close a specific program after the script has done its job?