open a file with default program in node-webkit

Question

I want to give the user any option he want to edit a file, how can I open a file with the default program of the specific file type? I need it to work with Windows and Linux

Answer 1

For file on a disk:

var nwGui = require('nw.gui');
nwGui.Shell.openItem("/path/to/my/file");

For remote files (eg web page):

var nwGui = require('nw.gui');
nwGui.Shell.openExternal("http://google.com/");