START /PGM "name with spaces.URL" fails

[vefatica]

This works fine ... opening Firefox (or a new tab) and displaying the url.

v:\> start /pgm "C:\Users\vefatica\Favorites\Crossword\AnswerBank.URL"

But this one, or any .URL file with a space in its name, fails.

start /pgm "C:\Users\vefatica\Favorites\JPSoft Forums.url"

It gives a couple of message boxes (invalid target "", and unable to open internet shortcut).

That quoted file name works OK in the Start/Run dialog, with my SHELLEX plugin (dumb wrapper for ShellExecuteEx), and in CMD with this syntax (which also doesn't work in TCC).

start "" "C:\Users\vefatica\Favorites\JPSoft Forums.url"

 

[rconn]

This is a bug in rundll32.exe. I've added a workaround in build 46.

 

[AnrDaemon]

(Shooting in the dark) If you are using ShellExecute(Ex), the action should be null, not empty string, to invoke default action.