Intermediate user
Open File /w Native Application
I just started developing under QT 4.1 so I am pretty new to the classes.
Is there a simple way to open a file with its native application.
I know about QProcess, but I don't think that is what I want.
Example:
I have an .xml file called ErrorLog.xml. I want to open that error log with what ever the default .xml reader is. How would I go about this?
Thanks for the help!
Brandon P.
Novice
Re: Open File /w Native Application
With Qt 4.2, you can try QDesktopServices:
http://doc.trolltech.com/4.2/qdesktopservices.html
Bojan
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C:
printf("%10.2f", x);
C++:
cout << setw(10) << setprecision(2) << showpoint << x;
Java:
java.text.NumberFormat formatter = java.text.NumberFormat.getNumberInstance();
formatter.setMinimumFractionDigits(2);
formatter.setMaximumFractionDigits(2);
String s = formatter.format(x);
for (int i = s.length(); i < 10; i++) System.out.print(' ');
System.out.print(s);
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Re: Open File /w Native Application
Qt 4.2 will have functionality for this. Read more at http://doc.trolltech.com/4.2/qdesktopservices.htmlOriginally Posted by bpetty
Intermediate user
Re: Open File /w Native Application
I guess I don't understand how QDesktopServices accomplishes this.
It appears to be a web oriented thing... all I want is to open a file, like test.txt, in notepad under windows or kate under linux... if that is their native viewer.
or open a .pdf in what ever they have set to open .pdf's. I dont see how this is accomplished with the URL system QDesktopServices uses.
Does anyone have an example of how to open a file /w the native "viewer" using QDesktopServices? Maybe I just don't see it.
Thanks,
Brandon P.
Guru
Re: Open File /w Native Application
Something pretty much the same was just recently discussed in this thread. See especially post #6 by wysota (there's an example for you).
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