On 11 May 2000, at 10:43, LiangTyan Fui wrote:
> > A question for all of you MC-Mac gurus.
> >
> > What code would I use to launch Adobe Acrobat (or Reader) and open a
> > specific PDF file (e.g., mypdfdoc.pdf) on the Mac? For the moment let's
> > assume that Acrobat (or Reader) is installed on the user's system.
>
> My personal favourite:
> launch "thedoc.pdf" with "theapp"
> (look into the help stack for more info)
>
Okay, I'll completely expose my ignorance about the Mac now...
How do I identify "theApp" used in this example? In Windows I give it a
filename. I could look in registry to find out if and where the app is located.
Or I could give the file name unqualified (no path), then Windows will search
the dir's in its PATH environment variable to try and find it.
I have no idea about how the Mac handles such things. I know Launch works
with a filename, but how do I know where the app is located? Or can I use a
descriptive name like "Finder", if so what would it be? Or an unqualified
filename?
Also, I understand that Acrobat comes installed on MacOS 8 and later...?
Can anyone verify this?
I'm sure that there are people on this list that have done this before on the
Mac (at least I would be Very Surprised if I'm the first). Thanks for any input
or experience you may have to share, this list is a great resource!
> Regards,
> LiangTyan Fui
>
> > Leston Drake
> > LetterPress Software, Inc.
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