Open Item [ Result ; Item ; Options ]
Open Item opens the file, application, or folder specified or their enclosing folder in Finder on Mac or Windows Explorer on Windows.
Parameter | Description |
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Result | An optional target field to receive any error. Will be left empty when there is no error. |
Item | Path or container reference to the item to be opened. |
Options | Specifies whether to open the file or launch an application (“Open Item”, default) or whether the enclosing folder is opened in Finder or Mac or Windows Explorer on Windows (“Open Enclosing Folder”). |
Examples
To open a PDF file named “Help File.pdf” in the default folder:
Open Item [ Item: “Help File.pdf”; Options: Open Item ]
To open a folder in Finder on Mac or Windows Explorer on Windows containing a Word document named “Correspondence.doc”. The document itself is located in a folder named “MySolution” on the desktop:
Open Item [ Item: “.D/MySolution/Correspondence.doc” ; Options: Open Enclosing Folder ]