I have a script that searches amazon using values from a field.

I had some problems with safari on OS X and removed it. Now the open url scriptstep opens programs like sitecrawler, tomato torrent which I prompty un installed. Now the scriptstep opens the url in Firefox ("Finally").

What setting decides the default program to open a url? Is this set in filemaker or somewhere else?

Though I changed the default program to open .htm and .html files in the get info dialog, wasn't helping me much until I removed sitecrawler and tomato torrent.

Bazaarly it is located in Safari preferences

(it used to be in System Prefs > Internet but they did a Microsoft and moved it into there own apps)

Mail is worse as it requires you to set it up in order to change the default mail app

There was a program on Version tracker that centralised them but i can't remember its name ... may be worth a look.

The program (a Preference Pane) is likely "RCDefaultApp":

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22977

It lets you set those overall preferences. It also lets you set just about any other preference for opening documents.

Thanks

That's the fella Fenton

Nice tool to have. Thank you.

I assume Apple did this to try and get users on Safari and Mail and increase market share, I use Safari and Mail for the reason that they perform better than other offerings, but there should still be an option within the OS to specify these default apps.

My 2 cents.