# this method clears the on screen variables
def launchnotehttp3a
 
       if $temp_rwddialogmap_directory == nil
                     startdir = $rwddialogmap_directory
        else
                   startdir = $temp_rwddialogmap_directory 
       end
       url1 = File.join(File.expand_path( startdir) , @a_dialoginput3a.to_s.strip)
       url = "file://" + url1
          if $DEBUG
	  $stderr.puts url
	  end
            `#{$dialogmapbrowser}  "#{url}"`

  end

def launchnotehttp3b
	    url = "file://" + @a_dialoginput3b.to_s.strip
          if $DEBUG
	  $stderr.puts url
	  end
            `#{$dialogmapbrowser}  "#{url}"`
	
end

def launchnotehttp3c   # launch the browser with a url
		
           url = "file://" + @a_dialoginput3c.to_s.strip
          if $DEBUG
	  $stderr.puts url
	  end
            `#{$dialogmapbrowser}  "#{url}"`

end