`open -a` results in an "Unable to find application" error on OS X
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I would like to create a shortcut in my file in OS X Lion to launch the iWork program "Numbers". The application is in: I created this shortcut: It works fine to open Photoshop. So I created: When I type "num" I get an error: Unable to find application named 'iWork '09/Numbers'. I don't think it's …
Error Output
/Applications/iWork '09/Numbers.app
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Fix for: `open -a` results in an "Unable to find application" error on OS X
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Have you considered the following? Applications opened by aren't opened relative to their path, but just according to their actual name, as identified in in the file itself. If you want to be sure, you can also use the Bundle Identifier with the opt…
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