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From: gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
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Subject: Need to be able to find and launch (or switch to) app given info about one of its documents (from MacWorkstation, no less! :->)
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Date: 11 Dec 90 20:40:56 GMT
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A client of mine needs to do the following: given information about a  document
(basically finder info) open that document with the application that created
it.  Specifically he's using MacWorkstation and wants to be able to write an
EXEC which can be passed document info from a host and then have the local Mac
open the document with the application. I believe he's primarily interested in
Word documents.
 
I know this can probably done with relative ease in System 7, and they are a 7
beta site, but since 7 is not here for awhile he's keen to get it running under
6.0.x.  Does anyone know of any way to code this?

Thanks for any info!

Robert

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