Re: How to call an external program from Mathematica?
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- Subject: [mg106407] Re: How to call an external program from Mathematica?
- From: Vince Virgilio <blueschi at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:53:29 -0500 (EST)
- References: <hieukt$mv6$1@smc.vnet.net>
On Jan 11, 5:30 am, Alexei Boulbitch <Alexei.Boulbi... at iee.lu> wrote: > Dear Community, > > could you please give a hint of how to call an external program from > Mathematica slide show presentation. > > I have situations with say, movies that are too heavy to insert them > directly into the Mathematica notebook. However, I need to demonstrate > them within a presentation. In another situation I needed to start in > the middle of a presentation a PowerPoint file and show its part. > > To do this I tried Hyperlink, but Mathematica opens the file in question > (as if it would be a Mathematica file) instead of launching it. > > It would be very nice, if one may make a button or alike in the notebook > just to rapidly launch the needed movie when necessary. > > Thank you in advance, Alexei > > -- > Alexei Boulbitch, Dr., habil. > Senior Scientist > > IEE S.A. > ZAE Weiergewan > 11, rue Edmond Reuter > L-5326 Contern > Luxembourg > > Phone: +352 2454 2566 > Fax: +352 2454 3566 > > Website:www.iee.lu > SystemOpen["target"] might help. Vince Virgilio