Button to open file in UWP App (Xodo) - Windows 'app'

[risk]

I installed and testing out Xodo, a Universal Windows Platforms (Windows Store) app. How do I create a button in TC to open a file in Xodo without making it the Windows default PDF reader?

Thank you in advance.

[ghisler(Author)]

Try creating a link (e.g. on the desktop) to the app, then add that link to the button bar, with parameters %P%N.

[Dalai]

Windows Apps can be launched by Win32 applications like this:

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"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe" shell:appsFolder\<Vendor>.<Name_and_ID_of_the_App>!App

The app's name and ID must be determined beforehand, e.g. via PowerShell Get-AppxPackage command.

Example for some random app:

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"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe" shell:appsFolder\Microsoft.RingDoorbell_8wfdcxeq7xacm!App

Regards
Dalai

[Jerez]

Thanks... unfortunately it does not work.

Using DRAWBOARD as the WIN10 app:

1.The shortcut method, opens DRAWBOARD, but it does not open the file. I used the %P%N parameters as recommended.
2. The second method opens an explorer window. However, WIN+R "%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe" shell:appsFolder\Drawboard.DrawboardPDF_gqbn7fs4pywxm!App opens the APP.

Other ideas would be appreciated. Thanks in advance,

Jerez

[Stefan2]

1.The shortcut method, opens DRAWBOARD, but it does not open the file. I used the %P%N parameters as recommended.

Hi Jerez,

please right click at that button and chose "Copy",
next paste that copied button-code here into the forum so we can inspect.

Also you may want to google for something like "DRAWBOARD command line" to find some working code we can next adopt for TC use.



 
 

[Jerez]

Thanks Stefan2,

Below are the entries for the Button Bar, options (1) shortcut, and (2) appFolder. Note that the icon files direct to another, unrelated program (i.e. FlexiPDF.ext) . I searched about drawboard support of command line file opening, and apparently there is none. Thus, it makes sense the TC Button Bar command does not support it! I guess TC support would have to be through the right chick/open with method, if this is posslble.

Cordially,

Jerez


1.************
TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
e:\users\J....\Desktop\Drawboard PDF.lnk
%P%N
C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftMaker\FlexiPDF 2019\FlexiPDF.exe,35

%P

-1

2. **************
TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe" shell:appsFolder\Drawboard.DrawboardPDF_gqbn7fs4pywxm!App
%P%N
C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftMaker\FlexiPDF 2019\FlexiPDF.exe,35

%P

-1

[avada]

Windows Apps can be launched by Win32 applications like this:

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"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe" shell:appsFolder\<Vendor>.<Name_and_ID_of_the_App>!App

The app's name and ID must be determined beforehand, e.g. via PowerShell Get-AppxPackage command.

Example for some random app:

Code: Select all

"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe" shell:appsFolder\Microsoft.RingDoorbell_8wfdcxeq7xacm!App

Regards
Dalai

How do I get proper app IDs? How do I get the icon?

[petermad]

How do I get proper app IDs? How do I get the icon?

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=68623

There will usually be a lot of .png icons in the appsfolder.

[avada]

How do I get proper app IDs? How do I get the icon?

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=68623

There will usually be a lot of .png icons in the appsfolder.

Too bad TC can't use PNG files.

[Horst.Epp]

How do I get proper app IDs? How do I get the icon?

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=68623

There will usually be a lot of .png icons in the appsfolder.

Too bad TC can't use PNG files.

No problem here to assign a .png icon to an TC button.
You have to set the file mask to *.* of course

[avada]

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=68623

There will usually be a lot of .png icons in the appsfolder.

Too bad TC can't use PNG files.

No problem here to assign a .png icon to an TC button.
You have to set the file mask to *.* of course

Except that it utterly fails. The image viewer app's icon ends up being used, instead of the actual png file.

[petermad]

2avada

Then convert the png to ico and use that. Troublesome? Yes, thank Microsoft for that with their pathetic Metro Apps.