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BetterRed · 05-14-2021, 06:42 PM

@nixsee - the default handler for url files is Windows itself, what it does with them is defined by the protocol e.g. http://, ftp://, file://… calibre:// etc

Can you post a screen shot of the Properties of the shortcut you created with the method I posted before, I would expect to see something like this:

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When that shortcut is clicked Windows sends a message to calibre.exe telling it to: view the EPUB of book 697 in the Test (hex 54 65 73 74) library. If calibre isn't already running Windows will start it.

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05-14-2021, 06:42 PM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,826 Karma: 30277270 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@nixsee - the default handler for url files is Windows itself, what it does with them is defined by the protocol e.g. http://, ftp://, file://… calibre:// etc Can you post a screen shot of the Properties of the shortcut you created with the method I posted before, I would expect to see something like this: When that shortcut is clicked Windows sends a message to calibre.exe telling it to: view the EPUB of book 697 in the Test (hex 54 65 73 74) library. If calibre isn't already running Windows will start it. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 05-14-2021 at 07:23 PM.