Hello,
When the user runs my program,
then **with his permission**, I want to be able to track
which application the user has opened.
For example, if he opens resume.rtf in MSWord, then I
should be able to record or store the full path of
MSWord and also the document path (c:\my
documents\resume.rtf).
Do you know how to do it?
I would appreciate any help.
thanks,
Anil Philip
After thinking it through, I think a better approach is to simply get the document path using
a file chooser. Then one can use the OS's MIME types to open it in the default application
registered for that document type. This can be done in Java by using Runtime.exec(command
line);
Qs. 1) What command will open a document like how (say) Windows opens it when one double-
clicks its icon? Again, we do not know the application name, we simply know the full document
path and are relying on the OS to open it.
2) Is it portable? would it be very different in Macs, Unixes?
It does not seem to be as straightforward as I thought.
-
Anil Philip
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I'm suprised, the following works. It opens a txt document using Notepad.
String[] s = {"cmd.exe", "/C", "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Chuck\\My Documents\\docName.ext"};
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(s);
> Well, since you say you have the user's permission, I
> supposed you could just ask him what he's
> planning to open next. Or drag out a crystal ball...
Let's put it this way:
There is a list of documents to be automatically opened on the user's machine. eg. resume.doc, memo.html, photo.jpg, acct.xls. He has added them (by browsing in a file chooser) to this list prior to this.
I want to be able to open each document on his machine using the default app.
How can I do it in a cross platform way?
In this old link
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=313980
Da Wanderer has posted code (in Visual Basic?) to open a folder. He says it is cross platform. I am stumped by the code for Linux. Does anyone know if it will work for Linux. ie. Can I use the same options to open a document in Linux?
I plan to use Runtime.exec similarly in Java, to open a doc.
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if (vars.Contains("GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID"))
{
processes.Add( new ProcessAndArgs("nautilus", "--nodesktop --browser " + path) );
osFound = true;
}
else if (vars.Contains("KDEDIR"))
{
processes.Add( new ProcessAndArgs("kfmclient", "exec " + path) );
osFound = true;
}
