How to open user system "select program to open with" for given file?

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  1. asarturas

    asarturas New Member

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    Hi,

    I'm trying to make file management application in Java.

    I already know how to open file in system preferred application. It's quite easy.

    The other issue I thinking about now is that I need to implement "Open With" functionality (like in Ubuntu: you right press on the file -> select "Open With" -> "Other" and system's default application selection window starts.

    I tried to manage that with some Java default classes, but I didn't found one.

    So, I'm working on solution, based on Runtime.getRuntime().exec("something");

    I already know what commands i should write in Mac and Windows to open "application selection" for file:
    1) Windows: RUNDLL32.EXE SHELL32.DLL,OpenAs_RunDLL <file.ext>
    2) Mac: open <file.ext>

    How to do same on linux (Gnome/KDE)? I still not found easy solution for that.

    Or maybe I am digging in wrong direction? If so - prease correct me.

    P.S. I tried Desktop.getDesktop() and Java Desktop Integration Components (JDIC), but it seems, that both of them don't have a function for functionality i need.

    Thank you for your replies.
     

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