Launch url SOLUTION

Tue May 6 01:35:42 CDT 2008

Glad you at least found a workaround, but did you ever find out why it 
was needed?

-- 
  Richard Gaskin
  Fourth World Media Corporation
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  Ambassador at FourthWorld.com       http://www.FourthWorld.com

Shari wrote:
> Oh joy!
> 
> I found the solution!
> 
> Thank you Ken and Sarah for the ideas.  And THANK YOU Scott Rossi for 
> the final solution!
> 
> After trying again and failing miserably, I went thru some old posts I 
> had saved regarding this subject.
> 
> Scott's post is from 2002, and it worked when all else failed.
> 
> on mouseUp
>   global tUrl
>   # tUrl is the full path of the URL you are trying to launch
>       put "http://www.gypsyware.com" into tUrl
> 
>   put \
>       "<html>" & return & \
>       "<head>" & return & \
>       "<meta http-equiv=" & q("Refresh") && "content=" & \
>       q("0; URL=" & tURL) & ">" & return & \
>       "<title>Launcher</title>" & return & \
>       "</head>" & return & \
>       "<body>" & return & \
>       "<center>" & return & \
>       "<BR><BR><BR>" & return & \
>       "Loading URL. One moment please..." & return & \
>       "</center>" & return & \
>       "</body>" & return & \
>       "</html>" into tCode
> 
>   put pathToSomeFolderYouCanWriteTo into goHtml
>   put "/gypsywareWebpage.html" after goHtml
> 
>   open file goHtml for write
>   write tCode to file goHtml
>   close file goHtml
> 
> put word 1 of \
> 
> queryRegistry("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\http\shell\open\command\") 
> into tBrowserPath
>   launch goHtml with tBrowserPath
> end mouseUp
> 
> function q pWhat # put quotes around it
>   return quote & pWhat & quote
> end q