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- DropURL Notes
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- DropURL requires System 7 and Internet Config from Peter N Lewis and Quinn.
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- The Internet Config user kit is available from:
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- ftp://ftp.amug.org/pub/peterlewis/
- ftp://redback.cs.uwa.edu.au/Others/PeterLewis/
- ftp://ftp.share.com/peterlewis/
- ftp://ftp.nig.ac.jp/pub/mac/PeterLewis/
- ftp://nic.switch.ch/software/mac/peterlewis/
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- This simple droplet application accepts a text file dropped on to it and uses
- Internet Config to determine the helper application you have set for each URL
- type.
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- It attempts to locate or launch the helper application and then sends it the
- standard GURL AppleEvent containing the URL in the text file.
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- You can drop multiple files, but only the first line (up to the return) of
- each one is processed. Therefore you can safely put notes in the lines following
- the URL line.
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- If you change the file's creator to DURL, with the type as TEXT you can
- simply double-click the file to open the URL.
-
- I've included a creator/type change application by Brian Bechtel that I've
- modified to be pre-set to change creator to that of DropURL so that you can
- double-click your URLs. Or have them in the Apple menu or other launchers.
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- Thanks to all the contributors to the Mac Internet tools but specially to
- Peter N Lewis and Quinn.
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- You are free to use and distribute DropURL. If you put it on something like a
- CD which you sell, I would appreciate if you would let me know and send me a
- copy.
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- Notes
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- Netscape 1.1b3 doesn't process the GURL appleEvent when it is launched and
- has the option set to open a default home page. You need to turn this off
- or have it running.
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- Currently I don't support dropping "clipping" files, changing them to my creator
- won't help either. I may do this in the future if people think it's worth while.
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- Technical
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- Based on a Metrowerks PowerPlant sample "Dropper".
- Uses the Internet Config programmers kit "ICProgKit1.0".
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- Revision Log
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- 1.0 First release.
- 1.1 Fixed a problem in my code that stopped it working with newer versions of
- Internet Config 1.1b4 (entirely my fault - thanks Quinn!).
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- Peter Marks
- peterm@jolt.mpx.com.au
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