How does the Apple iTunes web site launch the iTunes application on my computer when I click the blue “Launch iTunes” button?

Question

This is new to me as a desktop developer.

If I could figure out how this is accomplished, it may be relevant to some research I\'m doing, specifically how to migrate

Answer 1

Simple.

Open iTunes

Most apps now-a-days have "Custom URL Schemes" For Example - Coda (http://panic.com/coda) you can add snippets of code via:

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