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Opening a file using operating system default program for the file type
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Hi,
I have a number of file names attached to an entry in a database. I simply want the user to be able to open the file in the default program.
Something like this:
@QFancyClass()->openFileUsingDefaultMimeHandler(myfilename).@I've had a look at QProcess, QFile and QDir, but I'm still not sure how to do this. I've most likely missed something; I'd appreciate any pointers!
Thanks in advance.
Edit: I have no need to communicate with the spawned process or anything, I just want to launch it.
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Use QDesktopServices:
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QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromUserInput("path/to/the/file"));
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Excellent, thank you very much!
