On 08/13/2011 08:57 AM, Paul McNett wrote:

> On 8/13/11 8:41 AM, Jeff Johnson wrote:

>>>> os.system("open %s" % document)

>>>>

>>>> Paul

>>>>

>> Paul: Is that Python? Maybe it would work on Linux too? Ultimately I

>> want to run the application from a button click in Dabo just like I do

>> in VFP.

> The os.system() call is Python. The "open document" shell call is Mac. The equivalent

> on Windows is "startfile". I don't think there's anything to rely on for Linux.

>

> The better python code would use subprocess(), but os.system is so much easier to

> remember.

>

> Paul

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>

Thanks Paul!

Jeff

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> Jeff Johnson

> jeff@dcsoftware.com

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