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#1 2010-12-23 06:27:13

ssss
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Registered: 2007-07-29
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Open Program ____? Block

Could someone make a block which opens a program outside of scratch, like GIMP?  This would help with accessing all editing software from my mod. 
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           Steven

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#2 2010-12-23 06:37:08

Daffy22
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Re: Open Program ____? Block

just use the open URL block or Go block  smile

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#3 2010-12-23 07:44:05

TheSuccessor
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Registered: 2010-04-23
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Re: Open Program ____? Block

Code:

ScratchPlugin primOpenUrl: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12\WINWORD.exe'

will open Microsoft Word on Windows 7.

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#4 2010-12-23 08:33:50

recycle49
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Registered: 2009-12-21
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Re: Open Program ____? Block

Wouldnt it need to be Exe file then? For gimp it would need to run X11 first or something

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