Can Calc Open 3rd Party Text Editor

[Gonzo714]

been trying to create a macro to open a 3rd party text editir (i.e Kate/blank.txt) without success.
do not want Libre Writer, needs to be a text editor.
is this possible????

Allow me to addon.....
I can create a hypo link to open Kate/blank.txt, but can a macro be made to open, and then save the file with a specific name???

[floris v]

You need to study the Kate API - you will want to send commands from Calc to Kate. And that's really a question that you should ask at a Kate forum.

[JeJe]

You can open a file with SystemShellExecute. This works for me on Windows, I presume Linux also.

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  oSvc = createUnoService("com.sun.star.system.SystemShellExecute")
  oSvc.execute(ConvertToUrl("C:\windows\notepad.exe"), "C:\tmp\a.txt", 0)

Controlling an external application afterwards is something different - I suggest renaming or making a copy with the name you want before opening.

(Edit: If Kate doesn't allow the passing of the file path on starting the above won't work of course.)