i new shell scripting , trying open pdf files terminal on mac, can script later, cannot them open in acrobat or photoshop when specify application. have tried both open -a acrobat ~/filename/.pdf , open -a "adobe acrobat 7.0 professional" /(absolute url)/.pdf, , variations thereof.
it works great when try preview or textedit , opens fine when use open, except open in preview. there screwy adobe s preventing me targeting application or missing simple? appreciated.
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after banging head against wall found out defining absolute path wrong. not sure why acrobat , photoshop not need absolute path when opening , when specifying application -a escaping spaces in path worked.
example: /applications/adobe\ acrobat\ 7.0\ professional/adobe\ acrobat\ 7.0\ professional.app/
the open command specific mac osx. i've updated tags reflect that.
if application you're opening in /applications directory, not need path. application name. not need .app suffix. case in name isn't important, exact spelling is, , if application contains spaces, need enclose application's name in quotation marks.
i don't have acrobat or photoshop on system, if contain revision numbers in name, or have spaces, need include them. example:
$ open -a "adobe acrobat 7.0 professional/adobe acrobat 7.0 professional" foo.pdf (i have no idea of actual name. don't have acrobat on system, , have no plans on downloading piece of whine-ware (defined software demand update more use it).
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