Steps to reproduce
1. Create a new catalog item pointing to some file on your local computer, but use a URL instead of a Windows file address (ie. start with file:/// and use forward slashes instead of backslashes).
Actual results:
XYplorer says "Couldn't find path or file..."
Expected results:
XYplorer should open this file in the default browser.
file protocol unsupported
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file protocol unsupported
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Re: file protocol unsupported
Call it done. 
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Even betteradmin wrote:Code: Select all
! Address Bar and Catalog now support the file:/// protocol. I have these files executed by the Shell, so http[s]:// URLs are opened by your default browser whereas file:/// URLs are opened by the associated application.
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