Steve, In the scenario I'm envisioning, I am not thinking that AIR would be starting the program itself but the OS would, as it would in response to a double click on a file name in Windows Explorer. But if it can't be done, it can't be done.
Jeff -----Original Message----- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cutter (Flex Related) Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:32 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] AIR: Forcing a file to be opened By OS Default Application According to a talk that Ben Forta gave here in Nashville, not long before product launch, the AIR sandbox strictly prohibits access to other programs on a system. Steve "Cutter" Blades Adobe Certified Professional Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Developer _____________________________ http://blog.cutterscrossing.com ------------------------------------ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links