ShellExecute to open a file: Is there alternative?
Posted: Sep 01 2016
Hello
Is there another way to open a Windows file than this one: shellexecute("open",text(path_and_FileName));
I'm using ShellExecute to open a file. It use to work, but fail to work since this morning.
I had similar intermittent problem with the function. The code do check if the file exist. If not then created it. But, it won't open it
Martin
Is there another way to open a Windows file than this one: shellexecute("open",text(path_and_FileName));
I'm using ShellExecute to open a file. It use to work, but fail to work since this morning.
I had similar intermittent problem with the function. The code do check if the file exist. If not then created it. But, it won't open it
Martin
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//OpenNotesFile will iopen a text file to write notes
Input: FileName (stringsimple);
var:
Path_and_FileName ("G:\Users\Utilisateur\Documents\Bourse\Text_On_Chart\" + FileName + ".txt");
//print (Path_and_FileName);
//File_Name = "G:\Users\Utilisateur\Documents\Bourse\Text_On_Chart\EUR.JPY_Chart_3.txt";
iF ELC.PathExists(Path_and_FileName) then begin
shellexecute("open",path_and_FileName);
end
else begin
//Print(Path_and_FileName);
FileAppend(Path_and_FileName,"Note for: " + filename + NEWLINE +">" + NEWLINE + ">");
shellexecute("open",text(path_and_FileName));
end;
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DEFINEDLLFUNC: "shell32.dll", int, "ShellExecuteA",
lpstr, // HWND
LPSTR, // lpOperation,
LPSTR, // lpFile,
LPSTR, // lpParameters,
LPSTR, // lpDirectory,
INT // nShowCmd
;
Input:
operation(StringSimple)
{
"edit" - Launches an editor and opens the document for editing. If lpFile is not a document file, the function will fail.
"explore" - Explores a folder specified by lpFile.
"find" - Initiates a search beginning in the directory specified by lpDirectory.
"open" - Opens the item specified by the lpFile parameter. The item can be a file or folder.
"print" - Prints the file specified by lpFile. If lpFile is not a document file, the function fails.
},
lpFile(StringSimple);
ShellExecute = ShellExecuteA("", operation, lpFile, "", "", 0);