private static final String errMsg = "Error attempting to launch web browser";

	/**

	 * This method opens the URL in a native platform browser

	 */

	public void openURL(String url) {

		String osName = System.getProperty("os.name");

		try {

			if (osName.startsWith("Mac OS")) {

				Class<?> fileMgr = Class.forName("com.apple.eio.FileManager");

				Method openURL = fileMgr.getDeclaredMethod("openURL", new Class[] { String.class });

				openURL.invoke(null, new Object[] { url });

			} else if (osName.startsWith("Windows"))

				Runtime.getRuntime().exec("rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler " + url);

			else {

				String[] browsers = { "chome", "chromium", "firefox", "opera", "konqueror", "epiphany", "mozilla", "netscape" };

				String browser = null;

				for (int count = 0; count < browsers.length && browser == null; count++)

					if (Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { "which", browsers[count] }).waitFor() == 0)

						browser = browsers[count];

				if (browser == null)

					throw new Exception("Could not find web browser");

				else

					Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { browser, url });

			}

		} catch (Exception e) {

			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, errMsg + ":\n" + e.getLocalizedMessage());

		}

	}