Subj : Webster's dictionary from an alias
To   : All
From : Scorpius
Date : Thu Dec 13 2001 09:22 pm

From: scorpius@sdf.lonestar.org (Scorpius)

I wanted to define an alias which would open a browser, looking for a word I 
specify, on Webster's dictionary site. However, it appears my syntax is 
incorrect. I used:

def=http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=%1
or
def=start http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=%1

Thus, writing "def word" in 4NT/4DOS would open IE with the explanation of 
"word". But the part of the alias after & (that is, "va=word") is not accepted, 
so this doesn't really work. How can I fix it so that the look-up will work OK?

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