Closed
Bug 85477
Opened 23 years ago
Closed 23 years ago
Browser doesn't start up helper app
Categories
(Core Graveyard :: Viewer App, defect)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
RESOLVED
WORKSFORME
People
(Reporter: peter.oshea, Assigned: rickg)
Details
Browser won't start up helper app (acrobat) for downloaded file. Under
prefs...navigator...helper applications I've got application/acrobat and
application/pdf both set up to start acrobat with the command "acrobat %s", like
it was in Navigator.
When I click on a link to a pdf file, the file downloads, but no acrobat starts
up. The output to the terminal states that the file was downloaded successfully.
Running on Solaris 2.8.
Seems mozilla doesn't read your $PATH but wants full path to helper application.
Since you only have "acrobat %s" in the helper command: Marking dup of bug 56662
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 56662 ***
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 23 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Reporter | ||
Comment 2•23 years ago
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I don't agree that this is a duplicate.
If I put the whole path (/cad/apps/util/bin/acroread %s) into the
mime type, it _still_ doesn't start up acroread. No error messages output
to the terminal either.
Reopening. Can you try without the additional %s please, and tell if that
changed anything.
Status: RESOLVED → UNCONFIRMED
Resolution: DUPLICATE → ---
Reporter | ||
Comment 4•23 years ago
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Aha!
Taking out the %s makes it work. Yet another difference between Mozilla and
Navigator.
You know, I could swear I tried taking out the %s a while ago, and it still
didn't work. But I probably wasn't putting in the absolute path to the app
then, as I am now.
Comment 5•23 years ago
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Peter, is there still a bug here? Would you mind if I close it as WFM?
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 23 years ago → 23 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
Reporter | ||
Comment 6•23 years ago
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Yes, please close out the bug. Thanks.
Comment 7•23 years ago
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Pasting this from bug 121137 (note to bug#85477) which I have resolved as INVALID:
I too have not been able to get helper apps to work.
I too have tried to run adobe acrobat reader. And real player too.
I give the whole path to the executable but when a link is clicked the 'save as'
dialog comes up.
Netscape 6.1EA is being served read only from a Solaris 8 system
Comment 8•23 years ago
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I've also loaded Mozilla (Build ID 2002011510) and I'm seeing the same issues.
Can someone please tell me what's going on!
Updated•16 years ago
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Product: Core → Core Graveyard
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