launch file with app

[Klaus major-k]

Hi all,

> Am 04.04.2022 um 18:10 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> Hi friends,
> 
> macOS 12.3, LC 9.6.7
> 
> I have e.g. a MP3 file and want to open it with "Quicktime Player.app":
> ...
> ## tPrompt contains a localized string, of course
> answer file tPrompt with specialfolderpath("apps") with type "|app|"
> put it into tApp
> ## I select QTPLayer.app
> if the result = "cancel" then
> exit to top
> end if
> ## tDatei holds the complete path to the MP3
> ## tApp the path to QTPlayer.app
> launch tDatei with tApp
> put the result
> ...
> 
> It will open the MP3 with QTPlayer as desired BUT
> it also opens the file with "iTunes/Music" additionally!?
> And I don't want that! :-D
> 
> The result is EMPTY.

must have been a temporary "glitch" since it did not happen today.

And a HTML file was opened with "TextEdit.app" as expected and did 
not start "Safari".

But will keep an eye on this! 8-)


Best

Klaus

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