OT: CREATEPROCESS Question

From: Gary L. Scott (garyscott_at_ev1.net)
Date: 12/24/03 

Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 10:38:11 -0600

Hi,

Pointers please. Using CVF 6.6B I want to use an OS call to "execute" a
".URL" file (i.e. a file that contains a URL or MAILTO: string). This
doesn't work with CREATEPROCESS (at least with the parameters I've
selected), because it isn't an "executable". It does work if I place
the path to the .URL file into a .CMD file and execute the .CMD file
with CREATEPROCESS. This works (and is the way I've designed it), but
seems kludgy. What processor should I address the .URL file to to
execute it more directly?

Note that it does work if I use RUNQQ or SYSTEMQQ or SYSTEM (with
unwanted flashing dos box), etc., just not with WINEXEC or
CREATEPROCESS.

I assume that this is obvious and that for command line entries, some
other process (command.com?) intervenes to redirect the string to either
createprocess or interprets it directly. 

-- 
Gary Scott
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