Running a single app with My Programs

[Psychophylaxis]

The manual says to leave the launching application field blank (# Launching Application: <none> (!)) and put the exe to launch in the file entry. However the file launcher dialog insists on the field being entered. How do I run an app?

[waeberd]

Originally Posted by Psychophylaxis

How do I run an app?

Check the "Use Shell Execute" box!
Then you can leave out the File entry.

While you're there: Put the magic "%FILEDIR%" into the "Starting Directory" field, this can save you from some trouble...

See also this post for examples:
http://nolanparty.com/mediaportal.so...593&highlight=

Hope that helps, otherwise just ask!

Daniel

I have the same problem...can't launch an app...I tried every configuration, I still get an empty "folder" in MP. Can't launch an external application.

[waeberd]

Hi,

ok here's a howto for launching iexplore.exe using a filelauncher module

1) Launch Configuration.exe, 
    select "plugins", 
    select "myPrograms", 
    click "setup" button to enter myPrograms Setup
2) Select the root entry "my Programs" 
3) Click "Add Child" => "Filelauncher"
   => a new detail tab appears asking for Filelauncher details
4) Enter a title ("applications")
   leave the "Launching Application" empty, 
   check "Startup using ShellExecute"
5) Click the "FILES" tab
6) Click the "New" button
   => a detail screen appears 
7) Enter "Internet Explorer" in the title field
   Enter "iexplore.exe" in the filename field
   Click OK
8) To test launching: 
   Select the "Internet Explorer" item
   Click the LAUNCH-Button
   => this should launch Internet Explorer
   if not, check the LOG-Files for errors

That's it! Not very straightforward, but it works...

Now you can see the item in MP!

Hope that helps,

Daniel

[Jean-Max]

Some screenshots for My programs config, here, in French WiKi

[waeberd]

Merci Jean-Max, this is exactly what I was talking about :-)

[Jean-Max]

Originally Posted by waeberd

Merci Jean-Max, this is exactly what I was talking about :-)

C'est.... l'alliance Franco-Suisse !!

[quazar]

Just for those who are as dump as me:
* put the filename between brackets (as waeberd pointed out)
* switch of mediaportal always on top (in general mediaportal settings)

then this plugin works great!

[denamberuan]

I tried waeberd method a few posts above, and it doesnt work. I can click on 'applications' and there I see an empty choice (a line like something is there, but no text). If I click on that I seem to open another folder where I see an 'internet explorer' entry but clicking on it does nothing...if I try 'launch' from the program configuration it works ok.

Anyone managed to fix this? any advice? maybe another way of just launching an exe file...