You probably need some Java or Javascript blackmagic to bypass the browser's own file handling. Normally browsers check if a file is supported/readable and try to open it, if they can't, they trigger a download operation.
On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Ron Ganbar <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry to barge in on this. > I'm on a Mac with Chrome. If I type in a file address pointing to a .nk > file in Chrome I get that file as text. Can't find a way to tell Chrome to > open using an application. Any idea? > > > Ron Ganbar > email: [email protected] > tel: +44 (0)7968 007 309 [UK] > +972 (0)54 255 9765 [Israel] > url: http://ronganbar.wordpress.com/ > > > > On 17 August 2012 15:52, Jimmy Christensen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What happens if you write this in your browser? >> >> file:///Servername/Projects/**Project/.../nukescript.nk >> >> Ofcourse with the correct path and all. >> >> If the mimetypes/filetypes are setup correctly firefox should ask which >> application it should open it with. Also what deskop environment are you >> using (gnome, kde, etc.)? >> >> Best Regards >> Jimmy Christensen >> Developer >> Ghost A/S >> >> >> On 17/08/12 08:12, chrissowa wrote: >> >>> Hi Holger, >>> >>> thanks for your reply. >>> >>> I completely forgot to say that we are using CentOS (5.4) and Firefox >>> (10)... >>> >>> You are using Shotgun at your company, or? >>> Can you open Nuke from within Shotgun? Is it possible to see how they >>> managed this to work? >>> >>> Actually i m not sure for what "terms" i have to search for. Mime-Types >>> is a complex topic and there are a lot of results if i search for that. >>> Therefore it would be great if you could give me a hint for what i have >>> to search more exactly. >>> >>> Because the Nuke-Files are not on our webserver, but on our Dataserver, >>> i can not just do a link to the nuke file. >>> >>> Our webserver is something like: 192.168.123.123/redmine/ >>> but the files are at: /Servername/Projects/Project/.**../nukescript.nk >>> >>> So i would need a link, that opens nuke and can take a path to a >>> nukefile to open. >>> >>> I guess this is more complex than just a mimetype-problem. >>> Maybe i underestimated this issue and it s to complex to achieve Sad >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Nuke-users mailing list >>> [email protected].**co.uk<[email protected]>, >>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.**uk/ <http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/> >>> http://support.thefoundry.co.**uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**nuke-users<http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >> Nuke-users mailing list >> [email protected].**co.uk<[email protected]>, >> http://forums.thefoundry.co.**uk/ <http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/> >> http://support.thefoundry.co.**uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**nuke-users<http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Nuke-users mailing list > [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ > http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >
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