Re: [fpc-pascal] Adding command line parameter to GUI application?
On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:47:29 +0100, Tomas Hajny via fpc-pascal wrote: >On 2025-02-25 22:09, Jean SUZINEAU via fpc-pascal wrote: >> I haven't done it recently but basically on Windows you have keys in >> the registry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT to associate your program with a >> specific file extension. >> >> You can view the registry with regedit. I need it to be for all recognized video extensions > . > >I'd add that you can define the association either using an installer >used to install your program on the PC, or you can do it manually >without any installer - the latter may be done in two ways, the first >being right clicking a file with the extension you intend to associate >to your program, selecting "Open with" from the context menu, then >selecting "Choosing app on your PC" at the bottom and then selecting the >"Always" button after finding the path to your program; the second being >using the Settings dialog -> Apps -> Default apps -> Choose defaults by >file type and then again "Choosing app on your PC" at the bottom. > >Tomas So I have now added the new feature to the application and tested it by launching it from a command window and it works as I wanted. However it is NOT "installed" in Windows since I am developing it here and I want it to be associated not with a single video file type (mp4 for example) but for all video file types that VLC supports (basically everything there is). When I right clicked a video file and selected "Open With" my application was not listed among the suggestions. But after using a very dim link below the known applications I waqs able to navigate to my application (which is on path) and start it. And after this was done my application is actually among thoise that are listed for video fiiles but under anotyher name: "Video editor using VLC engine" How that happend is nothing I know, but it does work now. It is not the default one but it is listed among the possibilities at least. So I have to right-click instead od doubleclick it to start and then select "Open With". But finally: If I open Settings and go to default apps and select Video I see my app listed among the candidates! So I could in fact set it to be the default for videos in general! :-) Case closed and I do have a more useful configuration now! -- Bo Berglund Developer in Sweden ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
Re: [fpc-pascal] Adding command line parameter to GUI application?
On 2025-02-25 22:09, Jean SUZINEAU via fpc-pascal wrote: I haven't done it recently but basically on Windows you have keys in the registry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT to associate your program with a specific file extension. You can view the registry with regedit. . . I'd add that you can define the association either using an installer used to install your program on the PC, or you can do it manually without any installer - the latter may be done in two ways, the first being right clicking a file with the extension you intend to associate to your program, selecting "Open with" from the context menu, then selecting "Choosing app on your PC" at the bottom and then selecting the "Always" button after finding the path to your program; the second being using the Settings dialog -> Apps -> Default apps -> Choose defaults by file type and then again "Choosing app on your PC" at the bottom. Tomas ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
Re: [fpc-pascal] Adding command line parameter to GUI application?
I haven't done it recently but basically on Windows you have keys in the registry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT to associate your program with a specific file extension. You can view the registry with regedit. Your application is called with the filename as parameter on the command line. ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
Re: [fpc-pascal] Adding command line parameter to GUI application?
El 25/2/25 a les 21:28, Bo Berglund via fpc-pascal ha escrit: I want the program to load a video file if it appears in the command line so it can be immediately played rather than having to click the OpenFile button and navigate to the video and select it. Any ideas, suggestions, links? https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/system/paramcount.html https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/fcl/custapp/tcustomapplication.getoptionvalue.html (read also the "See also" section) Bye -- Luca ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
[fpc-pascal] Adding command line parameter to GUI application?
I have created a Video Player application to be used in order to create the ffmpeg command to edit a video file according to cut points evaluated inside the program. I have used the PasLibVLC library for the video handling. But I have found that it is also useful as a regular video player where I have added useful functions also good for viewing. The application loads paramaters from an ini file on start where for instance the default form size video step values and last used video file etc are read from the ini file. Now I want to use this application as a regular video player too, i.e. I want to be able to click on a video file in Windows File Explorer and start my application with the video file name as a command line paramater. How can this be done with my application not intended from the start to be used this way? And how can I register it as a possible Video player such that it will be shown in the list of apps to play a selected video file? The current start state is a form with some edit controls and a display area where control values are read from the ini file but once populated the application waits for user input. I want the program to load a video file if it appears in the command line so it can be immediately played rather than having to click the OpenFile button and navigate to the video and select it. Any ideas, suggestions, links? -- Bo Berglund Developer in Sweden ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
