Eclipse Community Forums: Rich Client Platform (RCP) » launcher.openFile not working on RCP

Home » Eclipse Projects » Rich Client Platform (RCP) » launcher.openFile not working on RCP

launcher.openFile not working on RCP [message #1091777]

Wed, 21 August 2013 20:26

Eclipse User

The command line argument --launcher.openFile, for opening a given file, is not working on my RCP. I tried setting it in a .ini file with

--launcher.defaultAction
openFile

but it didn't work. I also tried calling explicitly from the command line with

myRCP --launcher.openFile foo.txt

and it also didn't work.

Other command line arguments seem to work fine. For example, I use -data to set the workspace directory. I also defined a few arguments for my RCP and treat them in a class implementing IStartup.

I don't even know where the problem could be. Any suggestions?

Re: launcher.openFile not working on RCP [message #1092222 is a reply to message #1091777]

Thu, 22 August 2013 09:37

Eclipse User

After digging about launcher.openFile I found the answer: the app name and the launcher name must be the same.

The former is set in the product extension point (org.eclipse.core.runtime.products), as the appName property. The latter is simply the name of the executable, with a capital initial. So, I must either supply a -name command line argument to match the appName or (more sensibly) change the appName in the plugin.xml.

[Updated on: Thu, 22 August 2013 09:37] by Moderator

Re: launcher.openFile not working on RCP [message #1817032 is a reply to message #1091777]

Thu, 14 November 2019 05:59

Eclipse User

Can you please share me this code. I need this

Previous Topic:	Starting Perspective
Next Topic:	openFile operation does not work for one of our product based on eclipse RCP.

Goto Forum:

-=] Back to Top [=-

Current Time: Thu Jul 10 04:19:33 EDT 2025

.:: Contact :: Home ::.

Breadcrumbs

Sign up to our Newsletter