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Openning external files with the System Editor [message #436682]

Wed, 14 September 2005 17:04

Eclipse User

I am looking for a cross-platform way to open documents (files) that
aren't in a workspace using the OS registered system editor. In SWT, there
is the Program class but what I found is that it only works on windows
(uses win registry) and is only partially implemented on other platform
(like Tiger).

I know the Eclipse navigator->Open With->System Editor works on all
platforms. What does it use? Do the files have to be in a workspace? Could
someone please provide a snippet?

Regards,

Ash

Re: Openning external files with the System Editor [message #436686 is a reply to message #436682]

Wed, 14 September 2005 19:13

Eclipse User

Actually, I found a way to do this using a linked resource (see below). I
was still wondering if there might be another way that doesn't pull in
additional dependencies like org.eclipse.core.resources.

IWorkspace ws = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace();
IProject project = ws.getRoot().getProject(
"External Files");
if (!project.exists())
project.create(null);
if (!project.isOpen())
project.open(null);

IPath location = new
Path(item.getProperty(RSS.link)
.getString());
IFile file =
project.getFile(location.lastSegment());
file.createLink(location, IResource.NONE, null);
FileEditorInput fileEditorInput = new
FileEditorInput(
file);
IEditorPart editor = PlatformUI
.getWorkbench()
.getActiveWorkbenchWindow()
.getActivePage()
.openEditor(
fileEditorInput,

IEditorRegistry.SYSTEM_EXTERNAL_EDITOR_ID,
true);

Re: Openning external files with the System Editor [message #436719 is a reply to message #436686]

Thu, 15 September 2005 08:43

Eclipse User

Try org.eclipse.swt.program.Program.

Re: Openning external files with the System Editor [message #436726 is a reply to message #436719]

Thu, 15 September 2005 11:22

Eclipse User

Using org.eclipse.swt.program.Program was my first approach but I found
the implementation of this class for the Mac OS (Tiger) port atleast to be
pretty simplistic. Unlike the windows version, it doesn't seem to lookup
system file associations but has a few hardcoded mappings (extension
types).

Ash

Re: Openning external files with the System Editor [message #436748 is a reply to message #436726]

Fri, 16 September 2005 14:45

Eclipse User

Oops :) I apologize for missing that in your initial post.

--Bill

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