Is it possible to run external application from UI extension?

aleks 5 months ago

Hi!

I need to create a button in M-Files Interface that will run an external application (lets say %windir%\system32\notepad.exe ). I can create button in UI extension but I dont know how to run this app. Is it possible?

Thank you!

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0 Craig Hawker 5 months ago

It is technically possible to do this (there's even a sample that shows exactly this: MFilesSamplesAndLibraries/Samples/UIX Applications/OpenExternalApplicationOnCommand at master · M-Files/MFilesSamplesAndLibraries · GitHub).

That said: this will only work in UIXv2. If you want to support the Web client, or the new Desktop client, then note this isn't currently possible.
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0 Craig Hawker 5 months ago

It is technically possible to do this (there's even a sample that shows exactly this: MFilesSamplesAndLibraries/Samples/UIX Applications/OpenExternalApplicationOnCommand at master · M-Files/MFilesSamplesAndLibraries · GitHub).

That said: this will only work in UIXv2. If you want to support the Web client, or the new Desktop client, then note this isn't currently possible.
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