Open a Document File

This action lets you execute a program or open a document file. This function is useful for opening single or multiple document files at the end of the extraction process, or to execute standard applications.

In order to open a document file, the package automatically asks Windows to run the associated application. For example: to open a bitmap file (.BMP ), the default bitmap editor (generally Microsoft Paint) will be run.

Property Name	Data Type	Description
Display	dwWindowState	Defines the state of the program’s window. There is a defined set of window states from which you can choose in the list box.
Filename	String	Full path to the file you would like to execute. Example: %DESTPATH%\Readme.txt
Operation	String	Verb that specifies the action to be performed. The set of available verbs depends on the particular file or folder. The following verbs are commonly used: open, edit, explorer, print
Parameters	String	If you would like to pass any command line options to the executed program. Optional.
Unelevated	Boolean	If your package runs with administrative rights (defined by the manifest), any executable started by the package will also be run with administrative rights. To avoid this, you can turn this property to True. Then, the document file or application opened will be run with standard user rights (unelevated).