SystemOpen
SystemOpen
SystemOpen["target"]
opens the specified file, URL, or other target with the associated program on your computer system.
Details and Options
- SystemOpen sends its target to the operating system, which then opens it using its default application for the target type given.
- URLs and URIs must include explicit http:, mailto:, ftp:, etc. prefixes.
- SystemOpen[File["file"]] and SystemOpen[URL["url"]] are also supported.
- SystemOpen["file"] is essentially equivalent to double-clicking the file icon in your operating system.
- SystemOpen["file"] searches for the specified file in the directories given in $Path.
- SystemOpen["file"] returns $Failed if the specified file does not exist.
Examples
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SystemOpen returns $Failed if the operating system cannot open the resource:
Wolfram Research (2008), SystemOpen, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SystemOpen.html (updated 2016).
Text
Wolfram Research (2008), SystemOpen, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SystemOpen.html (updated 2016).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2008. "SystemOpen." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2016. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SystemOpen.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2008). SystemOpen. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SystemOpen.html