My World 3 for Windows TM

My World 3 for Windows ^TM

Running files in other programs

My World has a Run command which will start another program on your computer and run a specified file.

To do this, you need to include an MWB file in your screen.

Two examples are given below:

This runs a file stored in the current My World screen directory

(Run(PATHBOOKSHARED$+"canary1.mpg")

would run a file stored in the Shared directory).

DEFPROCONCLick

Run("C:\edward.doc")

ENDPROC

This runs a file stored elsewhere on your computer or network.

Notes for screen designers:

You must supply a full pathname for an external file, though this can include My World variables such as FILEBOOK$.

Run(FILEBOOK$+"..\Example.doc")

would run a file saved in the same directory as the My World file.

This command will only work with filetypes associated with programs already installed on the computer or network.

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