On 7/23/07, Tracy Harms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The wierdest thing was that when I changed the association between file-type and application at the OS file system level, it never took. It gave false indications of having switched to the specified browser, but in fact it continued to point to the previously identified application. It thus seems to involve a flaw in the operating system itself.
Microsoft did some very strange things with IE, such that it's not an application -- it's a part of the underlying OS. (And they've done related things with content type text/plain.) I'm sure they felt they had good reasons for this, at the time. But, now that they''ve got however many systems out there that act this way they have to continue doing it or many existing applications would break. And, compatability with existing applications is the big draw of Windows. In other words: you're right. Good luck, -- Raul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
