[NETBEANS-4997] MS Edge defaultBrowserExecutable command not working with file schema in the url

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 20
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Assignee: Steven Swor
• Reporter: Niya Omerska
• Created: 06/Nov/20 15:25
• Updated: 23/Sep/23 05:19
• Resolved: 23/Sep/23 05:19

Description

When using Microsoft Edge as browser for loading help content and passing URL which points to a local file (i.e. of the type file:///C:<path_to_html_file>) the browser is opened but the HTML is not loaded. 

Root cause: 

• Library:  org-netbeans-modules-extbrowser-RELEASE112.jar
• Class: MicrosoftEdgeBrowser.java
• Method: defaultBrowserExecutable
• params is set to /C start microsoft-edge:{URL}. However this command does not work for file: scheme (for reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31164253/how-to-open-url-in-microsoft-edge-from-the-command-line )

 

Workaround:

Params is set to: /C start shell:AppsFolder\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge {URL} (for reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44155087/how-to-open-local-html-file-with-ms-edge )

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #3215