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    opengpu2
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    how to start other Application(eg.Photoshop) in my Qt app?
    i want to start Photoshop to open a image which is on local network in my Qt app...
    thank you

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      I would use QProcess::execute to do the job.

      `They did not know it was impossible, so they did it.'
      -- Mark Twain

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        I would use QProcess::execute to do the job.

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        @JohanSolo
        thank you.
        how can i know there is Photoshop installed on their PC, and if not, how can i open a dialog in which the user can choose the exe to do their things if the default app is not installed on there PC.

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          Well, it depends a lot on the target platform. On windows I have no smart idea. You can of course decide to look for the exe in C:/Program Files and C:/Program Files (x86) but this will fail when people use other install path. Maybe there's a preference folder in %APPDATA% which you could detect.

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            As @JohanSolo says, it -really- depend on what platform.

            If windows, you can also go look at registry
            HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop
            Somewhere - there is even listed where its installed so plug-ins can find the folder.

            On windows, you could also, just open what ever app that is listed to open the .XXX of your file.

            Like
            ShellExecute(0, 0, L"c:\outfile.txt", 0, 0 , SW_SHOW );

            Opens what ever text editor .txt is assigned too.

            If you want it to be cross platform, you should use a QFileOpen Dialog to allow user to select
            the exe file to use.

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              thank you for all.
              the best solution i think is directly open the file with the related EXE, if there is no related EXE, then open a dialog which allow the user to choose a exe to open it.
              and there should be a "Open With..." menu which allow the user to choose the Defalut related EXE.

              of course, i want this cross-platform. however, now i am on Windows.

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                Hi,

                QDesktopServices::openUrl is the tool for that

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                • SGaistS SGaist

                  Hi,

                  QDesktopServices::openUrl is the tool for that

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                  @SGaist thank you, it works!
                  but now i want to open a file on server, eg. it's address is "//server/folder/abc/imgae.jpg", i tried, but it failed and return value is false.
                  //
                  thank you , got it.
                  fromLocalFile works!!!

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                    Hi,

                    QDesktopServices::openUrl is the tool for that

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                    @SGaist Help!
                    how to drag from a Qt app to OS(eg. Windows) explorer or desktop ?

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