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action:Open_a_File_Folder_or_Application [2016/05/29 12:39] alain JMTX template + add forum link & internal links |
action:Open_a_File_Folder_or_Application [2024/04/29 23:55] (current) peternlewis |
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+ | ====== Open a File Folder or Application Action ====== | ||
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The //Open a File Folder or Application// action allows you to open an item and to select the application to open it with. | The //Open a File Folder or Application// action allows you to open an item and to select the application to open it with. | ||
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Select from the //with// pop-up which application to open the item with. | Select from the //with// pop-up which application to open the item with. | ||
- | ===== See Also ===== | + | (!) Note that this is almost never the right action to use to launch an application. Instead, use the [[action:Activate_a_Specific_Application|Activate a Specific Application]] action, which will both launch and activate the application. If you really want to use this action, ensure you select the Finder as the application to use to “open” the application - otherwise the system may try to open the application as a document using some other application, which is highly unlikely to be what you want to do (except in very rare circumstances, like perhaps opening an application with a compression utility to compress it for network transport). |
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=== Actions === | === Actions === | ||
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* [[action:Open a URL|Open a URL]] | * [[action:Open a URL|Open a URL]] | ||
* [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | ||
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==== Forum ==== | ==== Forum ==== | ||
- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/stationary-pad-file-not-duplicated-when-opened/3039/2|Stationary Pad File Not Duplicated When Opened]] | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/stationary-pad-file-not-duplicated-when-opened/3039/2|Stationary Pad File Not Duplicated When Opened]] | ||
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- | - [[https://www.google.fr/search?q=site:forum.keyboardmaestro.com+Open+File+Folder+or+Application|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Open a File Folder or Application]] | ||