Below I included a post about linking to a local file, but is there any way to specify opening a file within a specific application?
For example if you have a local file: C:\temp\myfile.htm double-clicking it opens in the file in Firefox (which is set as my default browser). In Windows, you can right-click and make a shortcut "Shortcut to myfile.htm" and edit the shortcut target to something like: "C:\Documents and Settings\MadSciJr\Local Settings\Application Data \Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" "C:\Temp\myfile.htm" and now the shortcut opens the file in Chrome, or C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe "C:\Temp\myfile.htm" opens it in Notepad. Does anyone know of any way to make a link in a tiddler not only to open a local file, but to specify which program it should open in similar to above? Thanks From: Anthony Muscio <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:39:02 +1000 Local: Mon, Jun 21 2010 1:39 am Subject: Re: [tw] Re: link to local files and folders Forward | Print | Individual message | Show original | Report this message | Find messages by this author There are a few ways to do this. Here is a quick dump of one Use http://www.Remotely-Helpful.com/TiddlyWiki/LaunchApplication.html<http://www.remotely-helpful.com/TiddlyWiki/LaunchApplication.html> in windows usuing cmd /c "filepath/filename.ext" will launch the associated application according to the extension. eg .ppt C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe is the program Now use alias plugin http://www.TiddlyTools.com/#AliasPlugin<http://www.tiddlytools.com/#AliasPlugin> And define this as <<alias OpenFile {{"|\<\<LaunchApplicationButton 'Open file' 'Open using Launch application' 'C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\cmd.exe' '/c %0'\>\>|\n"}} >> <<alias OpenFile {{"|\<\<LaunchApplicationButton 'Open file %0' 'Open using Launch application' 'C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\cmd.exe' '/c %0'\>\>|\n"}} >> <<OpenFile "D:\Data\TestOpen.doc">> <<OpenFile "D:\Data\TestPPT.pptx">> Only I am not sure how to open files with spaces in the name. another way is to create an executable that does this for you (eg; >From a Batch to exe generator) TonyM If you have not found an easy way to do it with TiddlyWiki, you have missed something. www.tiddlywiki.com On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 01:44, skye riquelme <[email protected]>wrote: - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - > Hi All > I would love to see a result here. As I understand it the problem is > not the local link...its Powerpoint. I have tried various ways to have > a powerpoint open up inside a TW,,,links, iframes.....seems the > dificulty is that, how powerpoint is processed depends on the browser > settings.......so its not much use when offering TWs for study.....as > I cant control the browser settings of students. > At this stage I personally dont use powerpoint - I use a TW as the > presentation system.......works better than powerpoint for my > application. > My other solution is for when I want to use a powerpoint from > others...I just convert it too PDF...and them view it through an > iframe..... > And I would love to see other possibility > Thanks > Skye > On 17 Jun, 12:24, spartyhacker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all: > > I want to input link like: > > file:///c:\test.ppt > > and when I click the link, powerpoint could directly pops up and open > > the original file. > > Is there any way to do this? > > I know people talked about it in previous posts, and the "file:///" > > type link is what I found. But that actually only "download" the file > > and open a copy of it, instead of the original one. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TiddlyWiki" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<tiddlywiki%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en.
