At 5:17 pm -0700 21/8/02, Richard Gaskin wrote:
>LiangTyan Fui wrote:
>
>> Based on what I've observed from the list, the following is what I am using
>> now for browser handling:
>> ----------------------------------------
>> on launchBrowser theURL
>> switch the platform
>> case "MacOS"
>> put "open location "& quote & \
>> theURL & quote into thecode
>> do thecode as applescript
>> break
>>
>> case "Win32"
>> set the hideConsoleWindows to true
>> put empty into theTitle
>> if "NT" is in the systemVersion then
>> put quote & quote into theTitle
>> end if
>> get shell("start" && theTitle && theURL)
>> break
>>
>> case "Linux"
>> # anyone?
>> break
>> end switch
>> end launchBrowser
>> ----------------------------------------
>
>Interestingly, that handler fails under OS X when specifying a local URL: it
>launches the program which created the file rather than the default browser.
>I have not yet found the reliable method for launch the default browser with
>a local URL under OS X.
When you say "local URL",I take it mean a local file path as opposed
to an "http" url on the localhost. It works here with
"http://localhost/etc/";.
I can see the logic of this, as you're telling the finder to open a
file, so it does its thing.
If you can control the html files, for example when distributing html
documents on a CD, setting the creator to "????" and the file type
to "TEXT" before distribution makes it open with the default browser
(from limited testing).
Cheers
Dave
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