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Type | command | |||||||||
Dictionary | LCS | |||||||||
Library | LiveCode Script | |||||||||
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Summary | Starts up an application, optionally opening a document in the application. | |||||||||
Introduced | 1.0 | |||||||||
OS | mac, windows, linux | |||||||||
Platforms | desktop, server | |||||||||
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Related | Property: hideConsoleWindows, secureMode Command: launch url, kill, launch document Function: shell Glossary: command | |||||||||
Security | process | |||||||||
Description | Use the launch command to start an application for the user to use. When the launch command executes, the application being launched comes to the foreground. When the user quits, LiveCode comes to the foreground. If no documentPath is specified, the following two statements are equivalent:
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