Launch another application with Launch command

[mrcoollion]

I am trying to make a stack that launches another application.
Seems to be easy but no luck so far.

Can anybody tell me what I am doing wrong?

I attached an ApplicationLauncher and AppToLaunch stacks for testing.

Regards,

Paul

[dunbarx]

Hi.

I did not open your stack, but try this:

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on mouseUp
   answer file "xyz"
   launch it
   put the result
end mouseUp

This gives a valid pathname. I bet you did not. LC needs one to know what to launch and where to launch from.

About that "put the result" line. Add it after the launch line and see if it says something like "no such program". There might well be such a program, but it cannot be found.

Craig

[Klaus]

Hi Paul,

if you want to start an APPLICATION ('.EXE on Win, '.APP on Mac) then "launch pathto_exe.exe" will do.
But you want to:
...
launch DOCUMENT "path/to_the/stack.livecode"
...

Best

Klaus

[mrcoollion]

Strange enough my stack work now without any change

Does this also work in android?
I am working baby steps towards starting an application in android and communicate with it (via sockets)

[Klaus]

Strange enough my stack work now without any change

Use "launch document ..." and it will always work reliably!
And don't use "file://" as in your example stack!

And for the sake of clarity in the terminology: stack <> application!

[mrcoollion]

Thanks Klaus. And Stack <> application ... got it