Can I specify custom app for some protocol?

Discussion of general topics about Mozilla Firefox
Post Reply
rain-13
Posts: 30
Joined: February 8th, 2010, 9:28 am

Can I specify custom app for some protocol?

Post by rain-13 »

Hi!

Can I specify custom programs for protocols for example if I want rtmp protocol to be opened with VLC to open urls like rtmp://*?
User avatar
Grumpus
Posts: 13239
Joined: October 19th, 2007, 4:23 am
Location: ... Da' Swamp

Re: Can I specify custom app for some protocol?

Post by Grumpus »

Have you tried downloading an rtmp file from the Internet using Firefox to see if it's added to the Applications list?
VLC plugin does not appear to support rtmp but if it gets registered in Applications maybe you can direct it, though it still might not open the filetype.
VLC is not listed as a dependent for rtmp maybe see if there's some other Flash based plugin which would work.
Doesn't matter what you say, it's wrong for a toaster to walk around the house and talk to you
User avatar
therube
Posts: 21703
Joined: March 10th, 2004, 9:59 pm
Location: Maryland USA

Re: Can I specify custom app for some protocol?

Post by therube »

Might be of interest.

https://www.wowza.com/testplayers

rtsp://184.72.239.149/vod/mp4:BigBuckBunny_115k.mov

Nirsoft: URLProtocolView


Shouldn't be any reason (well, not that I know of), that you can "create" a rtmp: "URL".

You could try something like this (untested, & my knowledge is limited ;-)):

rtmp.reg:

Code: Select all

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rtmp]
@="URL:rtmp Protocol"
"RTMP Protocol"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ES\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ES\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ES\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\PLAYERS\\vlc.exe\" -url \"%1\""
Fire 750, bring back 250.
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
Post Reply