php - Easiest way to execute local file from Firefox?

Question

I am developing a web application. I would like to extend my error messages (and their backtraces) so that I can click on the mentioned file, and have it opened automatically in my PHP IDE.

I would like to make this a easy-to-activate feature so that whoever works on the web application, can easily map the error message to point to their local copy of the site, and open their IDE.

What - short of developing a custom FF extension - is the simplest way you can think of to execute a local command (a batch file that calls the IDE) on click in Firefox on Windows(7)? I have looked for extensions but had no luck. Maybe using another extension like Firebug or Greasemonkey?

Security is not an issue, as this is supposed to work on the developer's workstation only and I can change my local Firefox's settings.

Answer 1

You can add a new protocol (like "edit://") to windows (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa767914(VS.85).aspx) and write a small handler program that picks a filename from the "edit://" url and passes that file to the editor. This way i taught windows to understand txmt links (http://blog.macromates.com/2007/the-textmate-url-scheme/) in the way my mac does.