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Hi,
We have a requirement where we want to open files directly from in Ax. The files we want to open have different file types (PDF, PNG, ...).
I found and used the following command to open files:
WinAPI::shellExecute(_fileName,'','',#ShellExeOpen);
This command seems to work fine for certain files (like PDF) but it doesn't work for other types (like PNG for example).
When i open the file directly from windows, the PNG file opens in Paint. But when i open it with the command stated above, i get the error:
"The file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Programs control panel."
I don't understand this message, since the type PNG is already linked to a default program and it opens fine when i do it in windows file explorer.
Can i somehow do the same from in Ax?
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Try to use this command for png file :
WinAPI::shellExecute(_fileName,'','','');
Then you do not have PNG files associated indeed, like the error message says.
By default, Windows kernel opens it within Internet Explorer, but that is most likely not a traditional default file extension match.
Try installing a picture viewer custom software that supports file extension association based on the registry, then attempt calling the process start.
I tried using it that way, but the same result: PDF files are being opened but PNG files do nothing. I am not getting any errors or anything, it just doesn't do anything.
Edit: I forgot catching the CLR error. Now i get the same error as i do when using WinApi::ShellExecute. No application is associated with the specified file for this operation. But as i said before, the default for PNG has been set so i don't understand the error.
It is fully supported to use the .Net namespace in AX, you may call it in a similar way to this C# example:
stackoverflow.com/.../open-file-with-associated-application
You have to make sure that there is an associated default program indeed for the file extension, because some file types might be handled by the Windows kernel itself.
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