Tech Tip: Opening documents in a specific external program using OPEN URL
PRODUCT: 4D | VERSION: 20 | PLATFORM: Mac & Win
Published On: July 1, 2024
The OPEN URL command can be used to open a document in the user’s default program for that file type. Examples may include opening an image in “Preview” on Mac or “Windows Photo Viewer” on Windows.
An app name can be provided to open the document in a specific program if the user has it installed. The last line can be replaced with the following in order to open the image in Firefox, for example.
| var $file_t : Text var $fileName_t : Text $fileName_t:="examplePhoto.png" $file_t:=System folder(Desktop)+$fileName_t OPEN URL($file_t) |
An app name can be provided to open the document in a specific program if the user has it installed. The last line can be replaced with the following in order to open the image in Firefox, for example.
| OPEN URL($file_t; "FireFox") |