If Launch is enabled and you have the proper permissions, but you have not yet mapped the file type so the program knows which application to open the file in, you will see the Open in Windows menu item. When you select thisthis option is chosen by a user, the document will launch using your Windows(r) system default open using default application for that extension type in Windows. You can view, modify, and copy the document there but, unlike using Launch Document, the document will not be saved back to GlobalSearch. It is a good idea to stop, add the new file type to your Launch Table, return to the Document Viewer and use the Launch Document option which will then appear.
Open in Windows From the Document Viewer
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The launch table is stored in the GlobalSearch_Extensions folder, in the temporary path C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Square_9_Softworks, in a file called Launch_Table.json
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If you do not have a default application associated with the specified file type in Windows, and error will be displayed.
Open in Windows is an option enabled by the Launch extension. It will be available in the Document Viewer's Actions menu when a document's file type does not have a corresponding entry in the Launch Table.
Any documents launched using Open in Windows will have temp files stored in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\Square9\GlobalSearch_Extensions. These files will remain in the temp directory even when the document is closed. Extensions will instead delete all the files within that directory whenever the GlobalSearch Extensions tray application is started.
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