Launching Kindle Previewer from command line?

GRiker · 01-29-2011, 07:36 AM

Anyone know if it's possible to launch the Kindle Previewer from a command line with the file to open as an argument?

When I try to do so, I get an error:

Code:

The document cannot be opened.  Java cannot open files of this type.

The same file can be dragged onto Kindle Previewer and opened, or opened from the menu, so it's not a problem with the file itself.

I'm guessing that it's either not supported, or there's a special syntax for passing the file.

G

Acorn · 01-29-2011, 07:41 AM

Wild guess here, but maybe it gets converted by something else first and then passed to the previewer? To be honest, I'm not even sure what the Kindle Previewer is..

dwig · 01-29-2011, 08:50 AM

It doesn't seem to be supported by the Kindle Previewer app. I've tried using Windows' "Open with..." functionality and while Kindle Previewer launches, it does so without opening the file, totally ignoring the filename passed to it.

GRiker · 01-29-2011, 09:09 AM

@dwig: Thanks for confirming. I was hoping for possibly a switch prefix (-o?), but I can't seem to shake any help content out of the app from the cli.

G

kranu · 01-29-2011, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRiker

Anyone know if it's possible to launch the Kindle Previewer from a command line with the file to open as an argument?

When I try to do so, I get an error:

Code:

The document cannot be opened.  Java cannot open files of this type.

The same file can be dragged onto Kindle Previewer and opened, or opened from the menu, so it's not a problem with the file itself.

I'm guessing that it's either not supported, or there's a special syntax for passing the file.

G

It's probably not supported ^_^

I tried dragging/dropping onto the file as well, and it just opened as if nothing happened.

01-29-2011, 07:36 AM	#1
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	Launching Kindle Previewer from command line? Anyone know if it's possible to launch the Kindle Previewer from a command line with the file to open as an argument? When I try to do so, I get an error: Code: The document cannot be opened. Java cannot open files of this type. The same file can be dragged onto Kindle Previewer and opened, or opened from the menu, so it's not a problem with the file itself. I'm guessing that it's either not supported, or there's a special syntax for passing the file. G

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01-29-2011, 07:41 AM	#2
Acorn Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 74 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Wild guess here, but maybe it gets converted by something else first and then passed to the previewer? To be honest, I'm not even sure what the Kindle Previewer is..

01-29-2011, 08:50 AM	#3
dwig Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 6718479 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Paradise (Key West, FL) Device: Current:Surface Go & Kindle 3 - Retired: DellV8p, Clie UX50, ...	It doesn't seem to be supported by the Kindle Previewer app. I've tried using Windows' "Open with..." functionality and while Kindle Previewer launches, it does so without opening the file, totally ignoring the filename passed to it.

01-29-2011, 09:09 AM	#4
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	@dwig: Thanks for confirming. I was hoping for possibly a switch prefix (-o?), but I can't seem to shake any help content out of the app from the cli. G

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