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Questions tagged [external-application]

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How to call an external program with parameters?

I would like to call a windows program within my code with parameters determined within the code itself. I'm not looking to call an outside function or method, but an actual .exe or batch/script file within the WinXP environment. C or C++ would be…
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Open a file with an external application on Java

How do you open a file from a java application when you do not know which application the file is associated with. Also, because I'm using Java, I'd prefer a platform independent solution.
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Open link using VLC on OSX

I've seen that applications like Steam, Spotify, and others, are able to launch native applications from inside Chrome, after the user allows the invocation in the pop up box. How can I do this from my own website, for VLC, or failing that, the…
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Open External Application From JavaFX

I found a way to open a link on default browser using HostServices. getHostServices().showDocument("http://www.google.com"); Is there any way to open a media in default media player? Is there any way to launch a specific File or Application?
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flutter open file externally such as on ios "open in"

From what I can tell most of the flutter guides out there can open from local storage, but nothing about file sharing. Anybody know how to do this. This is a guide in enabling it specifically for ios…
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Running external program in Matlab fails but program works outside it

I need to use a toolbox in Matlab that depends on a external program written in C and using OpenCV. I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 64 bits and Matlab R2014b. The m-script calls it with the system function and after the C program runs, it reads some output…
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Get Text From Specific Textboxes From External Application - Visual Basic .Net

I can get text from external application text box but now I want to get text from my desired text box from external application. My English is not so good that's why see Image Below. The Below Code Return The First Text Box Value Only. Imports…
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Can you add documents and spreadsheets to a Visual Studio Project?

In Eclipse, I often include all project-related material (including documents in PDF, Microsoft, and OpenDocument formats) in the project. Is this possible with Visual Studio, especially to the point where if I attempt to open the file from inside…
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Delphi - Embed an external application within a tpanel or form

I tried to embed external app, not only notepad but also mstsc (remote desktop), within a tpanel in my delphi application. With CreateProcess i run application and with Windows.SetParent i embed first app window. I get problems with next windows…
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Why Process.Start doesn't work from asp.net web service?

Why this code runs perfectly on my development computer (win7 32bit) and on target server(2008r2 64bit) as console app. But when I try to run it as a web service on the target server it does nothing. No error, nothing. If I remove exitMsg =…
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Redirect and parse in realtime stdout of an long running process in vb.net

This code executes "handbrakecli" (a command line application) and places the output into a string: Dim p As Process = New Process p.StartInfo.FileName = "handbrakecli" p.StartInfo.Arguments = "-i [source] -o…
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Reading text from an external applications textbox

I am trying to extend some features of a external programm that is not able to use plugins or something. So I have to write my own app that reads the text from a textbox from this external application and trigger some own actions. By using the…
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Best way to hide a form input field from being accessed using firebug?

I have a form which is posted to an external API. There is a parameter called customer_token which is passed as an input field. It is used for authentication by the API and every customer is assigned one token. The input field is visible in…
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Iframe sandboxing: disable mailto and file:// file link

I've created a virtual desk page that will run in a browser (IE11 or chrome) in kiosk mode, I want to to put the result on a big touchscreen display in order to allow the users to explorer the intranet site through the kiosk. In the page I have also…
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iOS - open another application that exists on the phone?

Is it possible to open another application that exists on the phone from my app? Is it possible to check for availablility of an external application? The other application is also my app.
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