Criteria for launching an application

The criteria object specifies the application to launch.

The criteria object has three main properties: Document, MimeType, and Options. These are described in the following table. Properties enclosed in brackets are optional.

**Table:** Criteria
Property	Description	Type	Value
`criteria.Document`	Specifies the document to launch. If `MIMEType` is not specified, this property is mandatory.	object	Object with the properties specified below
`criteria.Document.DocumentPath`	Specifies the full path and file name of the document to launch.	string	For example, `"C:\\Data\\abc.txt"`.
`criteria.MIMEType`	Specifies the MIME type of the application to launch. If `MIMEType` is specified, the application being launched determines whether a new document is created. If `Document` is not specified, this property is mandatory.	string	For example: `image/jpg`.
`[criteria.Options]`	Specifies the mode for launching the application based on the given `Document` or `MimeType`.	object	Object with the properties specified below.
`criteria.Options.Mode`	Specifies whether the launched application is embedded within the application that called `LaunchDoc` (chained) or whether the applications are independent of each other (standalone). For more information about chained and stand-along applications, see section Accessing and launching installed applications. If this property is not specified, the default is `"Standalone"`.	string	Possible values: `"Chained"` - the application is embedded within the application that called `LaunchDoc`. `"Standalone"` - the applications are independent of each other.