[sijones]

i don't know if anyone here is familiar with pogoshell for the gba.. but it has a system for dealing with any sort of file types...

plugins are written that are called when a file of a particular description is selected..

for example .. sonic1.sms ( it's sonic for the master system)
calls the drsms plugin.. ( a master system emulator for the gba)

this runs the sms file .. then drops you back to pogoshell when you are done..

could a similar system be developed for xbmc.. to allow files to be launched from 'my files' if you have a corresponding plugin..

writing this it has occurred to me that commodore amigas also did something similar thing called datatypes..

it worked quite well there to..

[kraqh3d]

its possible, but i think it depends more on the destination application.

first, it needs to be able to accept command line parameters. i believe all of xport's emulators do this.

second, it needs to be able to relaunch xbmc when it closes. i think xport's emulators allow you to exit back to dash, but im not sure how that works. i dont know if it will exit back to xbmc if xbmc is not your dash. maybe i'll play around with that later this weekend and see if that works.

[sijones]

does anybody know if command line apps can be associated with file types?

[Butcher]

does anybody know if command line apps can be associated with file types?

in what sense? the xbox isn't running windows you know, there's no explorer shell to do clever things for you. any association would have to be coded into xbmc.

[sijones]

well aware the xbox isn;t running windows..
cheers for pointing that out..

but at present you can use my files for browsing directories and shifting files about.. also launching any media files that are supported.

what i am thinking is a directory for plugins could be incorporated into xbmc..

plugins could then be coded as dll's and dropped into that directory..

all plugins have standard functions
such as ..
pass name back..
supported filetypes/extensions..
back to launcher..

so when a file is selected in my files.. it could go through the plugins..
find one that supports the file type.. then launch that file..

easy example..
a .txt file ..
passed to a txt.dll
that displays it on the screen..
when you have finished reading..
it drops you back to 'my files'.. or resets xbmc

hope this example clears up what i am thinking about..

si