Windows: Open image with LC EXE

[Klaus major-k]

Hi Tiemo,

> Am 06.03.2019 um 17:47 schrieb Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> There is a german LiveCode forum?

mais oui, mon cher! :-)
<http://www.livecode-blog.de>

> Tiemo
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag
> von Klaus major-k via use-livecode
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 6. März 2019 17:40
> An: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
> Cc: Klaus major-k <klaus at major-k.de>
> Betreff: Windows: Open image with LC EXE
> 
> Hi friends,
> 
> this came up in the german LC forum:
> If you right-click an image file (Jpg) on the desktop you will get a list of
> applications that can handle a Jpg image.
> 
> This list is provided by the "Windows Explorer" (I think, I'm a Mac guy).
> 
> Now if your LC exe happens to be in that list and we select our app, what
> message, if at all, does our EXE receive when the "Explorer" "sends" 
> that image to our application whivh MAY be open already.
> 
> I mean how can we get to know what image file the user wants to open with
> our EXE, so we can load it into an image object in our EXE?
> 
> Know what I mean?
> Thanks for any hint!

Best

Klaus

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