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hiddenbit:
Hello all.

Just installed codeblocks 16.01 on Ubuntu 14.04, over an older version (13.something iirc). The problem is that when i try to open any file from the command line, while there is a running instance, I get this:

codeblocks test.txt
Starting Code::Blocks Release 16.01  rev 10760 Feb  2 2016, 03:11:29 - wx2.8.12 (Linux, unicode) - 64 bit

but nothing happens (although the window down in the task bar get highlighted). If there is no running instance then a new one is started and the file is loaded in it.

I have enabled:
Allow only one running instance,
Use an already running instance (if possible)
and
Bring it on top afterwards.

Thanks for your time.

stahta01:
Try opening test.c instead of test.txt file.

There was something posted a while back about you having to setup handles for file types.

If it works with ".c" then likely you need to setup handles in CB for it.

Tim S.


--- Quote from: hiddenbit on March 04, 2016, 07:27:40 pm ---Hello all.

Just installed codeblocks 16.01 on Ubuntu 14.04, over an older version (13.something iirc). The problem is that when i try to open any file from the command line, while there is a running instance, I get this:

codeblocks test.txt
Starting Code::Blocks Release 16.01  rev 10760 Feb  2 2016, 03:11:29 - wx2.8.12 (Linux, unicode) - 64 bit

but nothing happens (although the window down in the task bar get highlighted). If there is no running instance then a new one is started and the file is loaded in it.

I have enabled:
Allow only one running instance,
Use an already running instance (if possible)
and
Bring it on top afterwards.

Thanks for your time.

--- End quote ---

hiddenbit:
Unfortunately the same happens for any file type, i just used the test.txt for the example.

While toying around I noticed that when there is no instance running and I try codeblocks *, a new instance is started up and all the files are opened, but when from another terminal i try to open any other file then all the files that were opened with the * are loaded again, but not the one single one.

Same happens when instead of codeblocks * i start a new instance and load only one file, then if i close this file (but not the instance) and I open some other file, then the first file is loaded again.

hiddenbit:
Sorry for resurrecting this thread but the problem appeared again.

Last time not being able to find a solution i went back to using version 13.12. Yesterday I installed Ubuntu 16.04 and the same problem appeared with 13.12 too. So I tried version 16.01. I still cannot open files from the command line but this time an error box/window appears saying "The project file does not exist...". Can someone please help as I depend on codeblocks for my work.

Thanks.

Edit: It appears that it does open files from the command line, only if they belong to an/the open project. Else they are ignored.

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