Re: opening a filetype with a turnkey

Typically as a command line parameter. Using Windows Explorer, define
the action for your file type (e.g. .FOO files) to execute your
SwiftForth program:

"C:\Program Files\SwiftForth\FooBar.EXE" "%1"

>From your program, read line command line parameter(s) with CMDLINE.

Mike

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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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President/CEO
Digital Authentication Technologies, Inc.

http://www.entropylock.com

TEL +1.561.392.7404
Boca Raton, FL 33434
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