open browser in golang

gistfile1.txt

func openbrowser(url string) {
	var err error

	switch runtime.GOOS {
	case "linux":
		err = exec.Command("xdg-open", url).Start()
	case "windows":
		err = exec.Command("rundll32", "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler", url).Start()
	case "darwin":
		err = exec.Command("open", url).Start()
	default:
		err = fmt.Errorf("unsupported platform")
	}
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

}

I don't know why, but running the above code opens file explorer instead of the browser on my computer.
OS: Windows 10 64bit
Any idea to solve this issue?

typing google.com or any domain name in the file explorer should open your default browser.
maybe its is not a URL?

I don't know why, but running the above code opens file explorer instead of the browser on my computer.
OS: Windows 10 64bit
Any idea to solve this issue?

Use http or https before urls

nice it work!

@yuansushow idk if it existed when the gist was created but using https://godoc.org/github.com/pkg/browser seem more clean and should works for every golang supported distribution

thank you very much

exec.Command("cmd", "/c", "start", <URL>).Start() for me it seem nicer and more casual than exec.Command("rundll32", "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler", <URL>) if anyone knows any downside to cmd and start approach, pleas letlet me know...