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How To Programmatically Open An External File With Specified Editor [message #479791]

Wed, 12 August 2009 10:22

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: runzhou.li.gmail.com

Hi,

Can anybody tell me the best way to open an external file with specified
editor. In addition it would nice to hide the url as well.

The scenario is that it's an html file locates within the plugin, and I am
able to get the absolute path of that file in file system format as a
string. What I want to achieve is to open it in run-time workspace with a
web browser editor or some sort.

I tried to use IFile.createLink() and then IDE.openEditor() with specified
editor id, but it's obviously not the most efficient way and it's project
based so there is always an ugly link appears in each and every project
which is what I don't want.

Maybe I did something wrong, or else please suggest a better way.

Thanks :)

--
Runzhou Li

Re: How To Programmatically Open An External File With Specified Editor [message #479870 is a reply to message #479791]

Wed, 12 August 2009 16:07

Eclipse User

You are not really on the right forum for this question. It would have been more appropriate for the platform forum. In any case, you are very close. Take a look at other variants of the IDE.openEditor() methods. There is one that takes a URI and can be used for opening external files. There is no need to create links.

- Konstantin

Re: How To Programmatically Open An External File With Specified Editor [message #479874 is a reply to message #479870]

Wed, 12 August 2009 16:24

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: runzhou.li.gmail.com

Thank you so much Konstantin, once again ;p

And sorry for posting this in the wrong forum.

Thanks again, it works great :)

"Konstantin Komissarchik" <konstantin.komissarchik@oracle.com> 写入消息
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> You are not really on the right forum for this question. It would have
> been more appropriate for the platform forum. In any case, you are very
> close. Take a look at other variants of the IDE.openEditor() methods.
> There is one that takes a URI and can be used for opening external files.
> There is no need to create links.
>
> - Konstantin

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