Launch another app from my standalone

[Adrian Williams]

Len,
Thanks for this. Looks like just what I need!
I guess the FUNCTION can go in on openStack and the 'put' part in a  
card or button script?
Adrian


On 30 Aug 2009, at 17:24, Len Morgan wrote:

> I"m hoping Trevor won't mind me sharing this little snippet of code:
>
> FUNCTION getPathToFile pFile
>   put the filename of this stack into the theFile
>   set the itemdelimiter to slash
>   put pFile into the last item of theFile
>   return theFile
> END getPathToFile
>
> To use:
> put getPathFile(filename you want to launch) into tFile
> launch tFile
>
> That should do it.
>
> len morgan
>
> Adrian Williams wrote:
>> Jim,
>> When defaultFolder is set to a valid path "C:\Program Files 
>> \MyApp.exe" my code works.
>> Is there a way to retrieve the location of the Folder in which the  
>> current application is running.
>> Then set deafultFolder to that?
>> Thanks for your perseverance with me on this topic.
>> Adrian
>>
>> On 30 Aug 2009, at 11:09, Jim Bufalini wrote:
>>>
>>> Try:
>>>
>>> put the defaultFolder into tOrigDefaultFolder
>>>
>>> set the defaultFolder to "C:\theDirTheExeIsIn" -- Put actual dir  
>>> the exe is
>>> in here
>>>
>>> launch "MyProgram.exe" -- Put the actual name of the exe here
>>>
>>> set the defaultFolder to tOrigDefaultFolder -- Puts the  
>>> defaultFolder back
>>> where it was
>>
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