Launch Application From URL Like AIM

In the Regestry <a id="key" style="cursor:default;color:blue;">HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT</a> Create a Key named what you want the 'protocol' to be (e.g. myapp).<br> The '<a id="key" style="cursor:default;color:blue;">(Default)</a>' value for that key is a description of the protocol.<br> A Subvalue needs to be created named '<a id="key" style="cursor:default;color:blue;">URLProtocol</a>' the value of this is "".<br> Then create a New SubKey to the protocol Key name it '<a id="key" style="cursor:default;color:blue;">shell</a>', no values need to be set here.<br> Now create a SubKey to '<a id="key" style="cursor:default;color:blue;">shell</a>', name this '<a id="key" style="cursor:default;color:blue;">open</a>', no values to set. Next create asubkey to '<a id="key" style="cursor:default;color:blue;">open</a>', name this '<a id="key" style="cursor:default;color:blue;">command</a>'.<br> The '<a id="key" style="cursor:default;color:blue;">(Default)</a>' value for this key is the path to the application(e.g. c:\program files\myapp\myapp.exe %1).<br> The '<a id="key" style="cursor:default;color:blue;">%1</a> will return any command line params to your application, i.e. any thing after the '<a id="key" style="cursor:default;color:blue;">myapp://</a>' will be returned. <br><br>
Thats it now you can open up your browser and type in the protocol (e.g. myapp://) and your application will launch. <BR><BR>
I have tested that so It does work. <BR><BR>If you like this please post comments and vote.
if anyone knows how to see if commands are passed please either post how in the comments or email me @ witenite87@excite.com.<BR><BR><BR>
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