Adobe air - Is there a way to get the OS to open the file, their own applications?

Question

In adobe air, anyway, to get the OS to open the file in their own applications?

How about Flex 4?

Answer 1

In AIR 1.5, there is no way to do this. But stay tuned;)

= Ryan [e-mail]

Answer 2

You might want to check out fooobar.com/questions/1278378 / ... - Can Adobe AIR applications run processes on the local client machine?

Answer 3

You might be able to use something like this:

var file:File = File.desktopDirectory.resolvePath('Yodl_RBI.ppt.zip'); navigateToURL(new URLRequest(file.url)); 

Usually it opens an asset in a browser window, but for images, etc. such work.

However, if you point it to a folder, it will usually open a folder containing an item that is halfway ...