Thanks Mark. I filed report (16776) and it's been classified as a bug with the workaround documented by Kay.
The only issue I have now is avoiding hard coding the browser to use. Does anyone know of a way to find the default browser setting in OSX (this program will only be running on Macs). Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> Home of lcStackBrowser <http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html> and SQLiteAdmin <http://www.lcsql.com/sqliteadmin.html> On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 11:46 PM, Mark Waddingham <m...@livecode.com> wrote: > Hi Pete, > > On 2016-01-28 01:26, Peter Haworth wrote: > >> Prowling around the web, I found that the url I'm seeing is a "file >> reference url", not sure whether this is an Apple thing or cross platform. >> Since it works in Safari and not in Chrome, I suspect it may be an Apple >> thing. >> > > I believe 'launch document' uses the Launch Services API - it might be > that needs a bit of patching to ensure it is using the latest and greatest > way of communicating file references. The Apple APIs have made a move > towards using URIs for most things these days so it could be that the > engine is using a 'legacy' API these days. > > However the engine processes a launch document command is converting the >> normal filepath to this file reference url which apparently Chrome doesn't >> like. I think I will file a QCC report about it. Not sure it's really a >> bug since the file reference url is valid in Safari but would be nice to >> have a way to have the filepth not be converted to a file reference url. >> > > Given that Kay observed that 'launch document with' works, but 'launch > document' does not I suspect it should be easy to figure out. Please do > file a report :) > > Warmest Regards, > > Mark. > > -- > Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/ > LiveCode: Everyone can create apps > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
