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I wrote a little REXX script so I can access 'Shout Servers' so I can listen to streaming
MP3 content.

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/* shout.cmd */
Parse Arg ShoutFile  /* File sent from the Shout Server via NetScape */

PlayList=CharIn(ShoutFile,1,200) /* Hope the file is no longer than 200 characters */
Do HereTis = 1 to Length(PlayList) /* Search the length of 'PlayList' string */
If SubStr(PlayList,HereTis,4) = 'http' Then Leave /* When we find http... leave */
End

'd:\mp3\work\mp123.exe' SubStr(PlayList,HereTis)
exit

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Using Netscape 4.4, I setup the mime setting and pointed netscape to use the helper file
'shout.cmd' whch I wrote, as above. I'm using mp123.exe to play the streaming MP3 content. The problem
is that Netscape does not actually launch the helper program 'shout.cmd' but instead of sending
it to the command processor [cmd.exe or 4os2.exe] for execution, it hands it to the operating
system which in turn launches e.exe and then I get the chance the edit 'shout.cmd'. This I don't want.
I have placed the line '4os2.exe shout.cmd' in the helper/application line and this works OK but again,
not really what I want although is does accomplish the task. The other thing I did was to convert
my 'shout.cmd' file to a .exe via RexxToExe and this too works. Again not really what I want.

How can I get Netscape to simply execute a .cmd file when used as a helper?

Any help would be great, Thanks.

 bruce@transit.omen.com.au