On macOS URL link files are stored as a plist-file like: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd";> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>URL</key> <string>https://lessons.livecode.com/</string> </dict> </plist>
So you can open the file as text and then parse the content. :-Håkan On 12 Feb 2021, 18:55 +0100, R.H. via use-livecode <[email protected]>, wrote: > I am on Windows 10 (but answer will apply to MacOS as well). > > I am trying to read the URL property of a file that I create simply > dragging-dropping the Internet address from my browser to the Desktop and > then storing this file. There are thousands now!!! > > Some of such files are readable text files with the readable content > "[internetshortcut], URL: xxx etc." -- but most Internet shortcut files on > Windows with the invisible .url or .ink extension are empty when trying to > read with using a text editor or opening them in LiveCode. > > In such Windows file's there is a property url:<link> that contains the web > address. It is visible when opening using the right mouse button (context > menu) and then selecting the "properties" item. When double-clicking such > file, the default browser will open and open the web page directed to. > > But I want to read this URL property as text directly and use it from > within LiveCode. > > I assume that these Internet shortcuts store the URL information not in the > file itself, or I just cannot get to this information. > > I found one batch file script that promises such a solution. Such batch > text file can be called through the SHELL() command and will then execute. > It has the file extension ".bat". > > #-- START BATCH SCRIPT > echo off > setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion > pushd %1 > for %%F in (%1\*.url) do ( > echo %%~dpnxF > call :findurl "%%~dpnxF" > ) > popd > goto end > :findurl inputfile > set url= > for /f "tokens=2 delims==" %%i in ('findstr URL %1') do set url=%%i > echo %url% > echo ----- > :end > #-- END BATCH SCRIPT > > Unfortunately, my knowledge of such batch scripts is very limited. > > I get error messages when calling the batch file through the shell > function. Maybe there is someone here who can interpret this script? To me > it would be sufficient to simply call shell("location of the file and file > name of the url-file .. shell commands") and receive back the URL property > as text. Or is there any other way to get to this information? > > Since LC is cross-platform, such solution also would be nice to have for > OSX and Linux? > > Regards, Roland > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
