Re: opening a filetype with a turnkey

Command-line input.

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> From: sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com [mailto:sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com]On Behalf
> Of Roger Dube
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 12:32 PM
> To: sftalk_at_forth.com
> Subject: [sftalk] opening a filetype with a turnkey
>
>
>
> I have created a turnkey application using Swiftforth. The application will
> perform a function on a file of a particular type (not used by any other
> function) but it needs to "know" (as in address and count) the file's
> name. Of course I can use a dialog box into which the name can be entered,
> and that works perfectly.
>
> But a more elegant way would be to use Windows properties to
> "automatically open the filetype" with my turnkey each time. I can even
> assign an icon to that filetype so it has a unique appearance.
>
> The question is.. when my turnkey opens the file "automatically" by
> clicking on the file itself, where can my turnkey "find" the filename so it
> can process it properly?
>
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