Chris,
Think I have it now. "it" may not the best best name to use but it
works on OSX at least.
Will it also work on Windows?
Speaking for myself (an old newbie) who doesn't use Rev often, the
docs are not complete enough.
One forgets the simplest of tasks because they are not used constantly
or often enough.
Niggles with the docs will always happen I guess, but in principle,it
seems they don't cater for both newbies and pros.
Unless one knows that the default folder must be set, the doc example
about "launch" is little help,
including the fact that "SimpleText" should be "SimpleText.app"?
Extract from docs Examples and Parameters follows...
Example(s):
launch "SimpleText"
launch "/Documents/Projects/test.txt" with myApp
launch it with (field "Application")
Parameters:
"... The applicationPath is the location and name of the application
to start up.
If no path is specified, the launch command assumes that the
application is in the defaultFolder."
Deceptively simple once one realises the defaultFolder must first be
set.
So the tiniest of "contextual" examples would illustrate both "launch"
and "defaultFolder".
Its worth a thousand words!
set the defaultFolder to it
launch "TextEdit.app"
launch it
For pros and experienced users my comments are probably unfounded -
"spend more time getting to know transcript!"
But isn't ease of use the very thing that tempts non programmers to
use Rev?
Apologies if this offends anyone and many thanks for the great
feedback; the best thing about Rev apart from the software itself.
Thanks,
Adrian
On 28 Aug 2009, at 15:58, Chris Sheffield wrote:
Adrian,
Is it possible you've changed the defaultFolder somewhere in your
code?
That's the only reason I can think of why a command like launch
"myApp"
wouldn't work.
Also, sorry to state the obvious, but just in case, be aware that it
is
necessary to include the .exe or .app as part of the app's name.
Good luck.
Chris Sheffield
On 8/28/09 8:50 AM, "Adrian Williams" <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks Ray, but I don't want a navigation dialog to select it, I want
the app to launch automatically.
Adrian
On 28 Aug 2009, at 18:38, Ray Horsley wrote:
I'm not having any trouble with:
on mouseUp
answer file "Pick an application"
launch it
end mouseUp
Ray Horsley
LinkIt! Sofware
On Aug 28, 2009, at 6:42 AM, Adrian Williams wrote:
A Mac standalone that needs to Launch another .app
A Win standalone that needs to Launch another .exe
Everything is in the same Folder.
The docs just say launch "myApp" but that does nothing.
How can I do this?
Thanks,
Adrian
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