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w32-shell-execute removes target from local URLs

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Marius Andersen <rezonatix3 <at> yahoo.no>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: w32-shell-execute removes target from local URLs
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 20:55:15 +0000 (GMT)

The (Windows) function w32-shell-execute strips anchors from URLs to
local files. For instance, given that the file C:/index.html exists, executing

    (w32-shell-execute "open" "file:///C:/index.html#test")

opens file:///C:/index.html, without #test.

Note, however, that the function has no problem with external URLs;
e.g.,

    (w32-shell-execute "open" "http://www.example.org/index.html#test")

opens http://www.example.org/index.html#test, with the anchor included.

In GNU Emacs 22.3.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2008-09-06 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
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Message #10 received at 2543-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Jason Rumney <jasonr <at> gnu.org>
To: rezonatix3 <at> yahoo.no, 2543-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2543: w32-shell-execute removes target from local URLs
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:55:01 +0800

Marius Andersen wrote:
> The (Windows) function w32-shell-execute strips anchors from URLs to
> local files. For instance, given that the file C:/index.html exists, executing
>
>     (w32-shell-execute "open" "file:///C:/index.html#test")
>   

Anchors are not valid in file URLs, but it is not Emacs that is 
stripping it, as Emacs makes no attempt to decode the parameters that 
you supply.

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