UI.openURL( local_path ) doesn't work on Mac OSX

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This appears to be a cross platform solution to opening files.

Open generic file in Ruby

I’ve sometimes used UI.openURL to open a file on the local computer in its default program, and I’ve seen other extensions doing it to, e.g. a PDF manual. However it was brought to my attention last week this isn’t reliable on Mac. (Eneroth Reference Manager - #34 by john_drivenupthewall) @john_drivenupthewall provided a good solution but it only applies to SketchUp files, not the general case. Does this code work for e.g. opening a .layout file in LayOut? path = UI.openpanel("Locate file") i…