MIDI to open up files in windows explorer?

I'm considering purchasing MIDI translator, and I've searched through the forums and the manual and can't seem to find an answer to my question.

The horn section in my band use a laptop computer for their sheet music. They have an explorer window with all the .jpg files, and a USB footswitch to page turn. We also use another laptop (not related/connected to the horn section laptop) to play Sonar files that accompany the band.

I can record a track on sonar to send any midi data to the horn section laptop. Is there a way for the horn section computer to open up specific files from that MIDI data? We don't ever play the same set list twice, so page up/down commands wouldn't work. There are at least a couple hundred pages of sheet music.

In other words, when starting a song in the Sonar laptop, can I have it send midi data to open up a specific .jpg file in the horn section laptop?

Hi Mark

You can use the Outgoing Action: Execute File to open a specific file. I'm not sure if it will do exactly what you are looking for, but it can definitely open specific files with some parameters involved.

Thanks
Jared

Hi, I think that's exactly what you need.

1) just put the (full) path name of the MIDI file into the Execute File outgoing action:
"D:\MIDI\horns\riff1.mid"
This will then be the same as double-clicking the MIDI file in Windows Explorer

2) Or launch the application to open the MIDI file with directly, with the file as parameter:
"C:\Program Files\MusicPlayer\player.exe D:\MIDI\horns\riff1.mid"
You can also pass other parameters to the program then.

Hope that helps!
Florian

Works perfectly! Purchased today. Thanks.