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Re: How to open a powerpoint-file in REALbasic?

To: REALbasic Network Users Group <realbasic-nug at lists dot realsoftware dot com>
Subject: Re: How to open a powerpoint-file in REALbasic?
From: Charles Yeomans <yeomans at desuetude dot com>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 17:08:16 -0500
It doesn't do anything in particular; this is the usual form of a mime type.

Charles Yeomans

On Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at 12:39  PM, jeb eddy wrote:

Isn' that a little overkill? Wouldn't

dim f as FolderItem

f = GetOpenFolderItem("application/powerpoint")
if f<>nil then
   f.Launch
end if

suffice?

Cheers,
   Frank+++

I have never understood what the "application" part of the parameter string means or does. Could someone point me to something in the on-line docs, or post a brief explanation?

thx,

jeb eddy

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