[ale] OT: how are Netscape helper apps invoked?

[Keith Hopkins]

Joseph A Knapka wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> Does anyone know how Netscape invokes helper applications
> (configured in "Edit->Preferences->Navigator->Applications")?
> For example, I associate .wav files with a Tcl script that's
> supposed to pipe the file data into /dev/dsp. How does
> NS pass the file data? It doesn't do either of the obvious
> things (send the data via standard input, or send the
> local filename as a command-line argument). I've tried
> the Netscape docs and Google, with no luck so far.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> -- Joe

Hi Joe,

   The closest I could come up with an answer is "go read the source".  I did a quick search around the Netscape, but came up with zilch too.  The only info I found that might be useful to you is the plug-in source code over at mozilla.org.

Lost in Tokyo,
   Keith


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