I'm new to electron(node.js) desktop application. I'm trying to find a way open word application(which is already available in that particular pc or mac) inside the electron desktop application browser-window. Any help is much appreciated.
I'm new to electron(node.js) desktop application. I'm trying to find a way open word application(which is already available in that particular pc or mac) inside the electron desktop application browser-window. Any help is much appreciated.
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Reset to default 6You can use shell.openItem() to open a Word file in Word (assuming Word is the default application for that file extension). Failing that you can always fall back to launching any application you want via Node's child process API.