Nathan Wiger wrote:
> 1) > The URL says that it's a http resource, so why do we have
> > to tell open to use a http handler?
>
> a) Allows custom handlers:
>
> open myhttp "http://www.perl.com/";
Explicitly register custom handles:
use myhttp;
register open, 'http' => myhttp::new; # syntax lifted from RFC
open "http://www.perl.com/";
Or create your own scheme:
register open, 'myhttp' => myhttp::new; # syntax lifted from RFC
open "myhttp://www.perl.com/";
> b) Handles stuff without requiring URI syntax:
>
> open dir "C:\Windows\System"; # the "C:" handler?
Not unless there is a C handler registered. 'file' should be the fall
back handler when the filename is not a URL. (Try typing
'C:\Windows\System' in the Netscape 'location' box the next time you're
on a DOS-based machine.) open should be able to Do What I Mean in most
cases. If not, you can always C<opendir 'C:/Windows/System'>.
Jon
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