<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">> The 'www.' prefix won't always work to detect a web address... I <BR>
> NEVER use www. anymore on noting my web sites.... makes the URL too <BR>
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>> if (char 1 to 4 of tURL is "www.") then put "http://" before tURL<BR>
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So long as you pass a valid URL to the shell function or the Finder, the handler will work. Up to you how you do it. <BR>
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