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RCP app on Mac, "Cannot open files in the XYZ format" when app is already running. [message #1000270]

Mon, 14 January 2013 12:02

Klara Ward

Messages: 14
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

I have an RCP application to which I would like to associate *.jfr files.
I'm having problems on Mac, where my app only opens the files when the app is newly launched,
if the app is already running, instead of opening my file, I get this error message:

The document "X.jfr" could not be opened. <App name> cannot open files in the "XYZ" format.

What I've done is add the file extension to Info.plist

<key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>XYZ</string>
<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
<string>icon.icns</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>jfr</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
<key>LSTypeIsPackage</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</array>

And followed this example in the Eclipse help to handle SWT.OpenDocument events
http://help.eclipse.org/juno/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/guide/product_open_file.htm?cp=2_0_21_8

I guess there is some important difference between a new launched app, and a already running one, but what is it, and how can I make it work in both cases?

Is there a workaround to launch a new instance of the app each time?

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Re: RCP app on Mac, "Cannot open files in the XYZ format" when app is already running. [message #1004946 is a reply to message #1000270]

Thu, 24 January 2013 07:36

Klara Ward

Messages: 14
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

Turns out that a plain Hello RCP app (with the addition of handling OpenDocument events) does not display this problem.

One question remains:
Is there any way to configure the app to always open a new window?

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