launch tFile with tApp

[Klaus major-k]

Hi Andre,

> Am 05.04.2022 um 19:17 schrieb Andre Garzia via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> What about using AppleScript to force it to open with a given app?

please read my last posting, you even quoted it here.
But I will consider this, if it will fail again or better if it will fail "reliably". :-D

> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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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