launch tFile with tApp

[Andre Garzia]

What about using AppleScript to force it to open with a given app?

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> On 5 Apr 2022, at 10:08, Klaus major-k via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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