Launch HoloLens Applications since Unity

Hi all,


How can i do for launch example: "Skype" while in Unity?(i know HoloLens Skype work in fullscreen).





Greetings.-

 

Hello Wesley,

For the moment i only need to open Skype process like the method Application.OpenURL (launch a Windows Edge Browser) but for Skype.

Greetings.-

 

Hi @Onsterion

You may be able to use the System.Diagnostics.Process class to do that.

For example

Code (CSharp):

1. using System;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using System.Text;
4. using System.Diagnostics;
5.  
6. namespace MyApp
7. {
8.     class Program
9.     {
10.         static void Main(string[] args)
11.         {
12.             Process process = new Process();
13.             process.StartInfo.FileName = "notepad.exe";
14.             process.Start();
15.             process.WaitForExit();
16.         }
17.     }
18. }
19.  

I haven't actually tried this on device but perhaps you could replace "notepad.exe" with "skype.exe".

 

Thanks for response, i tried this first but doesn't work.

Hi Tautvydas-Zilys;


I tried Application.OpenURL("skype:"); and works fine in common windows 10 but in hololens it's not working, i guess this is because the Skype for Hololens is Skype Preview and the uri is not the same or it's not registered.

And it's strange, in the device portal in apps tab the service Skype is named Skype, so i guess the uri is correct.

 

what about sip: with a specific skype user? That's a more general protocol... I use that on some intranet web pages to open skype session to specific user...but then again that is probably lync rebranded as skype...

 

Well apparently "skype:echo123?call" is not currently supported.

 

Hi,

So you're saying that an external file (local file on the device in which the application is being built) cannot be opened using System.Diagnostics through the HoloLens, right?

Thank You,
Pranav

 

Hi,

Appreciate the early reply. Thanks for you help. I just found a link where StreamingAssets is described as a method to open an external file in the HoloLens Emulator. Is there a way to run exe or bat files in the Emulator?

Regards,
Pranav