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function OpenDocument(APath: String): Boolean; | function OpenDocument(APath: String): Boolean; | ||
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==Example== | ==Example== | ||
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OpenDocument('readme.pdf'); | OpenDocument('readme.pdf'); | ||
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| + | * [[macOS_Open_Sesame|macOS Open command]] | ||
| + | * [[openurl|OpenURL]] | ||
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[[category:Lazarus]] | [[category:Lazarus]] | ||
[[category:lclintf]] | [[category:lclintf]] | ||
[[Category:Inter-process communication]] | [[Category:Inter-process communication]] | ||
Revision as of 08:10, 6 February 2020
Definition
Unit: Lazarus lclintf
function OpenDocument(APath: String): Boolean;
Official documentation: [1]
Description
opendocument opens a document/file with the default viewer/editor registered with the operating system for that file/file extension. E.g. on Windows, the code will use the registry to look up the file association for the extension.
Example
uses
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lclintf
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OpenDocument('readme.pdf');
