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How do you access browser information from an AIR application?

I am trying to create an Adobe AIR application that will run on Linux / Mac OS / Windows that monitors users' browsing history.

How can my AIR application know which browsers are installed? In other words, a list of browser history to monitor.

Also is there a way to find out if the browser is running at runtime?

Regarding the history file, I have some information on Firefox, so any info / link to the IE / Safari / Opera / Chrome history / syntax parsing file would be appreciated.

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  • There is no API for this. I find it best to look at the common locations where they are installed, ie "program files" or "applications" on Windows, Mac, etc. If you absolutely must find browsers, you can browse the entire filesystem binaries, although this obviously has performance implications.

  • AIR offers mainly integration with the operating system, so there is no real way to determine what works and what doesn't. If any of the browsers create temporary files while running, you can check for their existence.



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