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TermURL Version 0.02
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What does TermURL do?
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TermURL is a small utility that intergrates with Termite to add support
for URL files (Filetype &B28) These are used by the ANT Suite so that
it is possible for the user to click on a file and be taken straight
to a web site/telnet server/ftp server etc easily.
It also enables the use of the URL star commands.
How does it work?
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TermURL can work in two different ways the first as described above is
using URL files. These are simple files that contain nothing more that
the URL that then gets sent to the web browser. Of more general use is
a number of star commands that TermURL also creates.
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URLOpen <full URL> Tells the web browser to open a specified
URL. The URL must contain the protocal
type
Example: *URLOpen file://ADFS::HardDisc4/$/index.html
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URLOpen_HTTP <web site> Tells the web browser to open a web page
Example: *URLOpen_HTTP www.atlantic.oaktree.co.uk
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URLOpen_Ftp <ftp server> Tells the FTP client to open a connection
to a FTP server.
Example: *URLOpen_Ftp ftp.demon.co.uk
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URLOpen_Mailto <address> Tells the mail client to open a send
email window
Example: *URLOpen_Mailto davemac@atlantic.oaktree.co.uk
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URLOpen_Telnet <address> Tells the Telnet client to open a link
to a telnet server.
Example: *URLOpen_Telnet irc-client.demon.co.uk
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URLOpen_File <Risc OS file path> Tells the web browser to load a file from
the local computer.
Example: *URLOpen_File ADFS::HardDisc4.$.index/html
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Copyright
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Copyright? What copyright there is none :) You use this utility at your
own risk if things go wrong then thats your problem not mine!
Version
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This is the first version. If it proves successful I will possibly
expand it to cover other facilities.
Problems
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There could be a problem using this upgrade if you have both the ANT
Suite and Termite. The ANT Suite URLOpen_ utility is pretty dum and will
not add the correct protocal to a URL if it is not defined. TermURL will
do though, making the Termite URLOpen support much easier and natural to
use IMHO :)
Also the Ant Suite uses a different way to access the file protocal to
Termite, it uses file:// - Termite uses file:///. This extra back slash
could cause problems for the ANT Suite.
Other then that you are on your own - but if you do find a problem
then email me.
Contact
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mailto:davemac@atlantic.oaktree.co.uk
http://www.atlantic.oaktree.co.uk