AppLaunch.swb - Copyright 2003 Leonard Kikstra                       10/10/2003

Dowloaded from KIKSTRA SolidWorks Resources
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INTRODUCTION:
AppLaunch allows you to launch a specific application and document, from within
SolidWorks.

Create copies of the AppLaunch.swp macro file and AppLaunch.ini settings files
to provide the capability of launching different applications and files.

The ini file that is provided with this macro is configured to search for and 
launch Microsoft Internet Explorer, without additional documents or options.

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DISCLAIMER:
* These macros are provided free of charge for personal use and/or reference. 
* These macros may be freely distributed, provided the original copyright 
  notices remain unchanged and intact. 
* All macros were written to work with SolidWorks 2003. 
* These macros, and corresponding files, are provided as is. 
* There are no warranties, expressed or implied, that these macros will perform 
  as indicated, perform to users expectations, or complete a specific task. 
* These macros will change the current SolidWorks document. Use these macros at 
  your own risk. Back up your data before using this macro on any SolidWorks 
  document. 

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CONFIGURING THE EXTERNAL DATA FILE:

GENERAL:
  * Data file must be in same directory as macro file.  
  * Data file must have same name as macro file with '.ini' extension.
  * Section names must be enclose with [] brackets. 
  * Section names are case sensitive and must match.  
  * An empty line must exist at the end of each section.
  * Data should be enclosed in "" quotes to allow special characters and space 
    to exist within filenames.
  * The section [APPLICATION] must exist in the data file.  This is a list of 
    paths and applications to search and launch.  It may be necessary to have 
    multiple applications listed here.  In the example ini file provided, due 
    to different versions of Windows and Internet Explorer, Internet explorer 
    is installed in dfferent directories.  The AppLaunch macro will detect if 
    the application exists in one of these directories before attempting to 
    launch the application.
  * The section [LAUNCH] only needs to exist in the data file if you intend 
    on loading a specific file with the application. This must lnclude the 
    path and document name to be launched with the application.  If no 
    document is to be launched, leave blank or omit this section.
  * The section [OPTIONS] only needs to exist in the data file if you need 
    to define command line options launching while launching the application.  
    If no command line options are needed, leave blank or omit this section.

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