#!/usr/bin/ruby

# path settings
local='/home/jan/';
invm='Z:\\';
username="Jan"
machine="Windows XP"


# get full path of file to open
toopen = File.expand_path(ARGV[0])
# check if its in the right path
if toopen[0..local.length-1] != local
  $stderr.puts "Error: #{toopen} is not in #{local}"
  exit 1
end

# assemble Windows path
winpath = invm + toopen[local.length..toopen.length]
winpath.gsub!("/","\\")

# now call it


`VBoxManage guestcontrol execute \"#{machine}\" \"c:\\windows\\system32\\rundll32.exe\" --arguments \"dummy url.dll,FileProtocolHandler #{winpath} \" --username \"#{username}\"`