How to open user defined doc with userdefined application from standalone

[Klaus Major]

Hi Kresten,

> Yes Indeed, The user shall be able to create buttons for e.g. opening 
> "MSWord"
>  or opening "Hypercard", and also  buttons for opening a userspecified
> file with a userspecified application.  Such buttons shall be placed on
> cardwindow of substack, with a choice of giving them or not giving them
> background function..  We have such functionality working in an early
> Hypercard prototype.

check the docs for: launch
and: open process

That migth do what you want...

> Kresten

Regards

Klaus Major
klaus at major-k.de
http://www.major-k.de