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by Syyiailea
Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:02 pm
Forum: General Support
Topic: How do I set a specific file opening as an event?
Replies: 5
Views: 2382

Re: How do I set a specific file opening as an event?

jitterjames wrote:You need to enable the "directory watcher" plugin first.
Thanks!
by Syyiailea
Sun Jan 18, 2015 6:43 pm
Forum: General Support
Topic: How do I set a specific file opening as an event?
Replies: 5
Views: 2382

Re: How do I set a specific file opening as an event?

zian wrote:open file
look at log
drag task to tree
easy peasy
But when I open the file, there's no record of it in the log. Again, I'm new, but as I understand it, the only things recorded in the log are the things you have plugins for. So is there a plugin to detect when files open?
by Syyiailea
Sun Jan 18, 2015 5:08 am
Forum: General Support
Topic: How do I set a specific file opening as an event?
Replies: 5
Views: 2382

How do I set a specific file opening as an event?

So I'm new to the program, and thought you guys might be able to help me out with this. What I want to do is, for example, whenever I open a file, say "Random Text File.txt" that it would register my opening that file as an event in EG, which I could then use to active macros. Any ideas on how I ...