Does anyone know how to launch a non-MaxMSPJitter file (such as a microsoft word or powerpoint file for example) from within Max environnement (NOT launch IN max).

Hi list !
Does anyone know how to launch a non-MaxMSPJitter file (such as a microsoft word or powerpoint file for example) from within Max environnement (NOT launch IN max).

open-a-non-max-file

if you are on OSX, take a look at Bill Orcuts [shell] object, which allows for UNIX shell commands...

Try the launchbrowser message to max. Path might need massaging a bit on Windows(?) - you can also try running it from javascript via max.launchbrowser(path).

launchbrowser file:///Volumes/Scratch/Wine.doc

;max
launchbrowser file:///Volumes/Scratch/Wine.doc


With Jitter you can launch flash files, which you could use in a very powerpointish way, might be a bit less fiddley than the other methods suggested, but then it depends if you want to play with jitter.

With Jitter you can launch flash files, which you could use in a very powerpointish way, might be a bit less fiddley than the other methods suggested, but then it depends if you want to play with jitter.
Hope this helps
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> With Jitter you can launch flash files,

Heh yea, I did a presentation that way. It was fun watching the faces when suddenly the flash presentation turned away in a 3D space.

> With Jitter you can launch flash files, 

Heh yea, I did a presentation that way. It was fun watching the faces when suddenly the flash presentation turned away in a 3D space.


open a non-max file