How do I open a filepro app from within an e-mail in Thunderbird 3

[Kenneth Brody]

On 7/14/2010 9:35 AM, Boaz Bezborodko wrote:
> I have a program that used to work with Thunderbird 2, but no longer
> works with Thunderbird 3.  The program generates a report of open
> invoices and e-mails it to some individuals.  Part of each data line is
> an HTML tag to a batch file created by the report.  The batch file
> executes a rclerk on that particular record.  This worked fine with
> Thunderbird 2.
>
> With Thunderbird 3 it asks what program to use and thinks that the
> application is 'f' because the link is 'f:\fpro\temp\xxx.bat'.
>
> How can I accomplish this now?

You could try:

    file:///f:/fpro/temp/xxx.bat

However, don't be surprised if this doesn't at least trigger an "are you 
sure" security warning.

-- 
Kenneth Brody