My World 3 for Windows
TMRunning 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:
DEFPROCONCLick
Run(PATHSCREEN$+"canary1.mpg")
ENDPROC
This runs a file stored in the current My World screen directory
(Run(PATHBOOKSHARED$+"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.