open a .exe file with a button | electronjs.org | Page 1

subtle ocean Dec 19, 2022, 9:36 PM

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hi guys
im new to electron
i wanna make a button that opens notepad++ for example
i cant find anything that works

golden cloak Dec 19, 2022, 9:36 PM

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does every single user of your app already have notepad++ installed?

subtle ocean Dec 19, 2022, 9:55 PM

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no what i want to do is to just make an app that you can put your shortcuts in and then start your apps them form there

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notepad is just an example

golden cloak Dec 19, 2022, 9:56 PM

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an easy way would be to use nodejs child processes to spawn your other apps

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subtle ocean Dec 19, 2022, 9:57 PM

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do you have an example i can follow or documentation plz?

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ohh thanks

golden cloak Dec 19, 2022, 9:57 PM

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electron's main process has access to node.js so you would just call that from there

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if you need to handle the interaction from your html ui, look into sending an IPC message from your renderer process to the main process.

subtle ocean Dec 19, 2022, 9:59 PM

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thanks i will try to work on it tomorrow , im so feeling sleepy now XD

golden cloak Dec 19, 2022, 10:27 PM

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good night bunnySleeping

subtle ocean Dec 20, 2022, 4:14 PM

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hello, i checked it out today but i couldn't find a way to use it

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