Workaround for browse-url and friends on Windows

[retry] I've just updated from 21.5.17 to 21.5.28 on XP native using the pre-built binary kit. I found that clicking on links no longer opened them in my external browser. A simple illustration in *scratch* is: (mswindows-shell-execute "open" "http://www.xemacs.org/") 21.5.17 successfully opens the page in my external browser. 21.5.28 gives the following error: Process error: Running ShellExecute, "The system cannot find the file specified. ", "open", "http://www.xemacs.org/" Ben Wing put his hand up for this in a message of 2005-10-20: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.xemacs.beta/20772 So a workaround is to set mswindows-shortcuts-are-symlinks to nil. Links now work. Another example that needs the workaround is: (mswindows-shell-execute "explore" "c:") -- Pete Forman -./\.- Disclaimer: This post is originated WesternGeco -./\.- by myself and does not represent pete.forman(a)westerngeco.com -./\.- the opinion of Schlumberger or http://petef.port5.com -./\.- WesternGeco. _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://calypso.tux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta