Open File WIth Associated Application

 

Compatibilities: Required Xtras: Buddy API

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code to open a file with an associated program using Buddy Api Xtra

-----code for opening a file with associated program(requires Buddy API Xtra) ---- ---- written for Director 8 --- ---- Kumar.K kumark@icode.com ---- -- custom properties -- property folderlist,theFile,subfolders,fileslist,state,whereto ------ Get Behavior Description List ------ on getPropertyDescriptionList me   fileslist=getfilelist(me)   set description = [:]   statelist=["Normal","Maximized","Minimized","Hidden"]   addProp description, #theFile, [#format:#String, #comment: "Open Which File ?", #range:fileslist,#default:fileslist[1]]   addProp description, #state, [#format:#String, #comment: "Open with which Window State? ", #range:statelist, #default:statelist[1]]   if the currentspritenum = 0 then     addProp description, #WhereTo, [#comment: "Where To Attach ?",#format:#String, #range:["On EnterFrame","On ExitFrame"],#default:"On EnterFrame"]   else     addProp description, #WhereTo, [#comment: "Where To Attach ?",#format:#String, #range:["On MouseUp","On MouseDown","On MouseEnter","On MouseLeave"],#default:"On MouseUp"]       end if       return description end getPropertyDescriptionList ------ Get Behavior Description List ------ -- Get Behavior description -- on getBehaviorDescription   return "This Behavior opens the specified file in the current directory or" & RETURN & "the subfolder(upto level 2) with an associated Program." & RETURN & RETURN &"This Behavior needs Buddy API Xtra to work, so please ensure You Have Buddy API Xtra." & RETURN & RETURN & "Parameters" & RETURN & "* File." & RETURN & "* Window State." & RETURN & "* Where to attach this Script" end -- Get Behavior description -- ---- get the file name to be opened ---- on getfilelist me   set mypath=the moviepath   set fileslist=[]   set Folders = baFolderList( mypath )   repeat with i = 1 to folders.count     set subfolders = baFolderList( mypath & "" & folders[i])     if subfolders.count <> 0 then       repeat with j=1 to subfolders.count         set Files = baFileList( mypath & " " &  folders[i] & "" & subfolders[j],"*.*")         repeat with k=1 to Files.count           fileslist.append(folders[i] & "" & subfolders[j] & "" & files[k])         end repeat       end repeat       set Files = baFileList( mypath & " " &  folders[i],"*.*")           repeat with j=1 to Files.count         fileslist.append(folders[i] & "" & files[j])       end repeat         else       set Files = baFileList( mypath & " " &  folders[i],"*.*")       repeat with j=1 to Files.count         fileslist.append(folders[i] & "" & files[j])       end repeat     end if         end repeat   return fileslist end ---- get the file name to be opened ---- -- Events -- on EnterFrame me   if WhereTo = "On EnterFrame" then     openfile   end if end EnterFrame on ExitFrame me   if WhereTo = "On EnterFrame" then     openfile   end if end ExitFrame on MouseUp   if WhereTo = "On MouseUp" then     openfile   end if end MouseUp on MouseDown   if WhereTo = "On MouseDown" then     openfile   end if end MouseDown on MouseEnter   if WhereTo = "On MouseEnter" then     openfile   end if end MouseEnter on MouseLeave   if WhereTo = "On MouseLeave" then     openfile   end if end MouseLeave ------ Events ------ ---open file --- on openfile   set OK = baOpenFile( the moviepath & "" & thefile , state ) end ---open file ---