launch document

Type

command

Summary

Use the launch command to open a document with the operating system's default program.

Syntax

launch document <filename>

Description

launch document allows you to open the file without specifying an application.

The document will be opened using the standard shell association on Windows and Launch Services on Mac OS X.

This means that launch document will have the same result as double clicking the file in Windows Explorer and Mac OS X Finder.

If you want to launch a document with a specific application, use the launch command instead, which allows an optional documentName parameter for this purpose.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
filename

Examples

launch document "/myProjects/myLiveCodeProject/help.pdf"

launch document (the cSampleImage of me)

Related

command: launch, launch url

glossary: command

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 2.7.1

OS

mac

windows

linux

Platforms

desktop