Author Topic: Launching Scripts / Bin Files From Qpe (Read 2358 times)

craigtyson · « **on:** March 03, 2005, 05:35:53 pm »

I have several scripts and a bin file (unzip) which would be nice to launch with a tap on an assosiated file type.
Iv added the file type into mime.types
Created a desktop icon
and added $1 to my scripts so they will pickup a filename from the file browser tab

It dont work. Iv read that QTopia does not pass the filename as a paramiter so how can bash (or a command) pick it up?

All I realy want to do is click on a zip file to unzip it to a folder of the same name.

Any ideas?

Stubear · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2005, 09:03:38 pm »

My understanding is that for Qtopia to associate a file type with an application, the application MUST have a .desktop file and have the correct MimeType entry in the desktop file. (have a look at the opera.desktop file for and example).

Don't know if this will allow you to do what you want to do however. You might try something like opie-sh

Stu

craigtyson · « **Reply #2 on:** March 04, 2005, 07:14:35 am »

Yup done all that. Have a nice zip icon on all my zip files now. The script even launches but I cannt see how to get the file name into the script.

Tried using opie-sh still no good.

lardman · « **Reply #3 on:** March 04, 2005, 07:54:54 am »

Is it done by sending a QCop command to the app after it has started? Just a thought.

Si

craigtyson · « **Reply #4 on:** March 04, 2005, 08:08:06 am »

A who?. Where would I get some documentation on stuff like this? I looked through the Trolltech site but all they had was for developers. Not simple ish stuff like this

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