/**
* Launches the operating system executable associated with the file or URL (http:// or https://).
* If the file is an executable then the executable is launched. The program is launched with the
* specified working directory only when the <code>workingDir</code> exists and <code>fileName
* </code> is an executable. Note that a <code>Display</code> must already exist to guarantee that
* this method returns an appropriate result.
*
* @param fileName the file name or program name or URL (http:// or https://)
* @param workingDir the name of the working directory or null
* @return <code>true</code> if the file is launched, otherwise <code>false</code>
* @exception IllegalArgumentException
* <ul>
* <li>ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT when fileName is null
* </ul>
*
* @since 3.6
*/
public static boolean launch(String fileName, String workingDir) {
if (fileName == null) SWT.error(SWT.ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT);
NSAutoreleasePool pool = (NSAutoreleasePool) new NSAutoreleasePool().alloc().init();
try {
if (workingDir != null && isExecutable(fileName)) {
try {
Compatibility.exec(new String[] {fileName}, null, workingDir);
return true;
} catch (IOException e) {
return false;
}
}
NSURL url = getURL(fileName);
NSWorkspace workspace = NSWorkspace.sharedWorkspace();
return workspace.openURL(url);
} finally {
pool.release();
}
}
