Creating a Control that Opens a File

Use these fields to define the control's behavior:

• TYPE: Set to file

• FILE_NAME: Specifies the path of the file to be opened

• PUSH_ACTION: Set to Open

  There must be an Open action defined for the data type of the file.

  For example, the following control will be located on the far right side of the Main Panel. It starts Text Editor with the data file /users/ellen/PhoneList.txt. The Open action for *.txt files is part of the default action database.

  CONTROL EditPhoneList
   {
      TYPE                file
      FILE_NAME           /users/ellen/PhoneList.txt
      CONTAINER_NAME      Top
      CONTAINER_TYPE      BOX
      POSITION_HINTS      last
      ICON                PhoneBook
      HELP_STRING         "This control displays Ellen's phone list."
      PUSH_ACTION         Open
   }