Open URL script step

[AnthonyDixon]

I frequently use the Open URL script step to open a variety of text and pdf files and has worked for me flawlessly, but I have one workstation (pc/win) when this script step is encountered the pc tries to copy the target file to a new location. It immediately brings up a dialog box asking where you would like to copy the file. I have never seen This before. Any thoughts?

Thank You

Anthony Dixon

[aholtzapfel]

Open URL opens a browser. This behavior would be based on browser settings. (Same URL typed directly into the browser should produce same results.)

Send Event might be a better way to do this but is windows only, preform applescript may be a better way of doing it on a Mac, either/both would be more work than the Open URL solution. (but would give greater control as to how the files were opened.)

[AnthonyDixon]

Example

Open URL [No dialog; "file://c:/My_File.txt"]

when I type file://c:/My_File.txt into my browser it opens no problem. Only when it is run through the script it becomes a problem.

Thank you for your reply.

[aholtzapfel]

what happens when you type it into the browser on the workstation that is having issues (these settings/behaviors are local)

[AnthonyDixon]

when I type file://c:/My_File.txt into my browser it opens no problem. Only when it is run through the script it becomes a problem.

This happens on the problem machine.

I have about 35 other machines (win/mac) running this script step with no problem. Again only one machine (win)out of the group is having the problem.