I do not know that this would work... but when you drag n drop a file form the finder the path is placed on the clipboard.
maybe, during startup see if the clipboard contains a valid path, if so then use Open Data file to open that file. Chip On Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:23:42 -0700, Steve Slanec via 4D_Tech wrote: > Hi Keisuke - > > Thanks for your response. I have looked at that feature, and I can > see how it is useful for the first time my app is launched. In fact, > I already built that mechanism into my app by setting the > DataFilePath key in the XML build file to a dummy datafile embedded > within the application package. I think it does the same thing as > this new “Default Data” mechanism, no? In any case, I don’t > understand how it solves the problem once my app has opened a valid > datafile, has quit, and is relaunched. > > I suppose I could blow away the lastDataFile.xml file each time I > quit my app, causing it to open the default data file upon next > launch. But that does not solve my problem, which is that 4D still > does not know the user launched my app with a specific datafile in > mind (by either double clicking on the datafile or dragging the > datafile on top of my app icon). > > Am I still missing something? > > - Steve > > >> On Jun 29, 2017, at 6:00 AM, Keisuke Miyako via 4D_Tech >> <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: >> >> you really need to use the "Default Data" mechanism >> >> http://doc.4d.com/4Dv15/4D/15/Default-data-file-in-merged-applications.300-2018649.en.html >> >>> 2017/06/29 17:28、Steve Slanec via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> の >>> メール： >>> What are other people doing to work around this? >> >> >> >> >> ********************************************************************** >> 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) >> FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html >> Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html >> Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech >> Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com >> ********************************************************************** > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** --------------- Gas is for washing parts Alcohol is for drinkin' Nitromethane is for racing ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
