RE: [perl-win32-gui-users] RE: Opera and "Open Default Browser", Hard Crash?

[Frazier, Joe Jr]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Morbus Iff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 17:38
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED];
> perl-win32-gui-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [perl-win32-gui-users] RE: Opera and "Open Default Browser",
> Hard Crash?
> 
> 
> This is eventually the code I went with, which has
> been tested with IE 5/6, Mozilla/Netscape, and Opera.
> 
> ##############################################################
> ################ 
> open_url() - open a url in the system's default 
> browser 
> ##############################################################
> ################ 
> USAGE: 
> #    &open_url( "http://127.0.0.1:8888/"; );                   
>                 #
> # OS SPECIFIC 
> NOTES:                                                        
>   #    This 
> routine loads the Win32::Shell module to execute the 
> "open"         #    command which will open the browser and 
> load the URL. 
> However, if the    #    user has defined a local path to a 
> browser, we try 
> to open that instead. #
> # 
> RETURNS: 
> #    1; we instruct the user to open their browser if we 
> can't. 
> ##############################################################
> ###############
> sub open_url {
> 
>     my ($url) = @_;
> 
>     # we spit out our suggestion just to catch all instances.
>     &note("If your browser doesn't load, go to <$url>", 1);
> 
>     # find out what browser we're using.
>     use Win32::TieRegistry;
>     my $browser = 
> $Registry->{"Classes\\http\\shell\\open\\command"}->{'\\'};
>     &note("Your registry states that $browser is your default 
> program.");
> 
>     # if a browser_path hasn't been set, try
>     # to open the default browser using the native API.
>     # note, that if the $browser is Opera, we skip
>     # this part, because Opera uses a Multiple
>     # Document Interface that crashes us every time.
>     # instead, we use the "path to browser" code below.
>     if ( $SETTINGS->{user}->{browser_path} eq "default"
>          or $browser =~ /opera/i ) {
>        use Win32::API;
>        my $ShellExecute = new Win32::API("shell32", "ShellExecuteA",
>                           ['N','P', 'P', 'P', 'P', 'I'], 'N');
>        $ShellExecute->Call(0, "open", $url, 0, 0, 1);
>    }
> 
>     # if a browser_path has been defined, try passing
>     # the $url to the .exe and hope it understands.
>     else {
> 
>        # if we see "program files" or "internet explorer", we take
>        # a chance and try to change them to their common eight char
>        # equivalents. this won't work for all users but covers
>        # a good large portion of them. yup yup. fun. chicks on speed.
>        $SETTINGS->{user}->{browser_path} =~ s/program 
> files/progra~1/ig;
>        $SETTINGS->{user}->{browser_path} =~ s/internet 
> explorer/intern~1/ig;
> 
>        &note("Trying to load $SETTINGS->{user}->{browser_path}.");
>        unless ( fork ) { 
> system("$SETTINGS->{user}->{browser_path} $url"); }
>     }

Note sure if this will work, but you may not have to change your
$SETTINGS->{user}->{browser_path} with the regex above.  You should be
able to 

system(qq|"$SETTINGS->{user}->{browser_path} ",  $url|);

Basically, you want something on the command line like 

c:\some path with spaces\exe.exe argument1
to be 
"c:\some path with spaces\exe.exe" argument1

This way you dont have to munge the data.  Also, if they installed to a
path with spaces instead of defaults, if you can get this working, it
takes care of all instances....

Just a thought.



> 
>     return 1;
> }
> 
> 1;
> 
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> Morbus Iff ( .sig on other machine. )
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