Firefox Tip "Add Firefox to Windows right-click context menu"

[fork_boy]

Hello.

Add Firefox to Windows right-click context menu,.....very useful when having IE as Default Browser but you want to load the url shortCut direct in FF.
And handy when having url´s in folders or other places than bookmarkFolder.


OK, opening urls are a function of the OpenURL method defined in shdocvw.dll.
This of course opens up in your default browser, and you need to find passing arguments to the function.
Here is a script to read the url and open it in firefox.


Copy To NotePad..save as url.vbs in FF dir (REMEMBER PROPER PATH FOR FIREFOX !)
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Dim objArgs, WshShell, fso, f, URL, buf

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set f = fso.OpenTextFile(WScript.Arguments(0), 1, False)

Do While f.AtEndOfStream <> True
buf = f.ReadLine
if StrComp(left(buf,4), "URL=", 1) = 0 then
URL = right(buf,len(buf)-4)
end if
Loop

WshShell.Run """c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe"" -url " & URL

f.Close

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Then set "(URL) Internet Shortcut" as follows (REMEMBER PROPER PATH FOR FIREFOX !)

Action: Open with &Firefox
Application: "C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscript.exe" "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\url.vbs" "%1"
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SET "(URL) Internet Shortcut" :
HowTo:Add items to context menus in explorer:
"Tools->Folder Options->File Types" look for "(URL) Internet Shortcut"
Once selected click on advanced (at the bottom field) then add a "New..." "Action": Open with &Firefox
and "Application" will be including quotes: "C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscript.exe" "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\url.vbs" "%1"


You now have an Right Click "Open With Firefox"
If you get an Error...then you must check all path´s again
Have Fun !

I found this on the mozilla forum..and YES i have tested it:

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=203556
BY : mcm_ham