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launch([movie=string], [pdfFile=string], [webPage=string])
Note: Strings representing object names and
arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the
synopsis.
launch is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT
editable.
Launch the appropriate application to open the document specified.
This command works only on the Macintosh and Windows platforms.
None
movie, pdfFile,
webPage
| Long name (short name) |
Argument types |
Properties |
movie(mov) |
string |
 |
|
A movie file. The only acceptable movie file formats are MPEG,
Quicktime, and Windows Media file. The file's name must end with
.mpg, .mpeg, .wmv, .mov, or .qt. |
|
pdfFile(pdf) |
string |
|
|
A PDF (Portable Document Format) document. The file's name must
end with .pdf. |
|
webPage(web) |
string |
|
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|
| Flag can appear in Create mode of
command |
 Flag can appear in Edit mode of command |
 Flag can appear in Query mode of command |
 Flag can have multiple arguments, passed
either as a tuple or a list. |
import maya.cmds as cmds
#launch a web browser to open webpage http://www.autodesk.com
cmds.launch(web="http://www.autodesk.com")