Call openFile programatically from a plugin/opening new tabs

FileEditorManager.getInstance(project).openFile(file, true);

file is a VirtualFile though. So it won't work with the URL.
You could try to use HttpFileSystem Maybe if you pass the URL to findFileByPath(path) it will work and create a VirtualFile for the URL.

I am trying to add com.intellij.openapi.vfs.ex.http.HttpFileSystem but it tells me it cannot find ex.

I have added all the redist jars in the development resources to it. What am I doing wrong?

I just want to copy a URL to a local Virtual file on disk. Is there an easier way to do this?

Hello mark,

I am trying to add com.intellij.openapi.vfs.ex.http.HttpFileSystem but
it tells me it cannot find ex.

I have added all the redist jars in the development resources to it.
What am I doing wrong?

HttpFileSystem in 7.0 doesn't support downloading anything, so it won't help
you in any case.

I just want to copy a URL to a local Virtual file on disk. Is there an
easier way to do this?

Just use the java.net APIs for downloading.

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So if I download the file and save as File, how can I then turn this into a ViirtualFile so pass into openFile command?

MArk

Hello mark,

So if I download the file and save as File, how can I then turn this
into a ViirtualFile so pass into openFile command?

LocalFileSystem.getInstance().findFileByIoFile()

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