diff --git a/code/nel/src/misc/common.cpp b/code/nel/src/misc/common.cpp
index 8183430f1..112bc1ac0 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/common.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/common.cpp
@@ -1025,34 +1025,71 @@ LONG GetRegKey(HKEY key, LPCSTR subkey, LPSTR retdata)
 }
 #endif // NL_OS_WINDOWS
 
+static bool openDocWithExtension (const char *document, const char *ext)
+{
+#ifdef NL_OS_WINDOWS
+	// First try ShellExecute()
+	HINSTANCE result = ShellExecuteA(NULL, "open", document, NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWDEFAULT);
+
+	// If it failed, get the .htm regkey and lookup the program
+	if ((uintptr_t)result <= HINSTANCE_ERROR)
+	{
+		char key[MAX_PATH + MAX_PATH];
+
+		if (GetRegKey(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, ext, key) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
+		{
+			lstrcatA(key, "\\shell\\open\\command");
+
+			if (GetRegKey(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, key, key) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
+			{
+				char *pos = strstr(key, "\"%1\"");
+
+				if (pos == NULL)
+				{
+					// No quotes found
+					// Check for %1, without quotes
+					pos = strstr(key, "%1");
+		
+					if (pos == NULL)
+					{
+						// No parameter at all...
+						pos = key+lstrlenA(key)-1;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						// Remove the parameter
+						*pos = '\0';
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					// Remove the parameter
+					*pos = '\0';
+				}
+
+				lstrcatA(pos, " ");
+				lstrcatA(pos, document);
+				int res = WinExec(key, SW_SHOWDEFAULT);
+				return (res>31);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+#else
+	// TODO: implement for Linux and Mac OS X
+	nlunreferenced(document);
+#endif // NL_OS_WINDOWS
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 bool openURL (const char *url)
 {
 #ifdef NL_OS_WINDOWS
-    char key[1024];
-    if (GetRegKey(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, ".html", key) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
-	{
-        lstrcatA(key, "\\shell\\open\\command");
-
-        if (GetRegKey(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT,key,key) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
-		{
-            char *pos;
-            pos = strstr(key, "\"%1\"");
-            if (pos == NULL) {                     // No quotes found
-                pos = strstr(key, "%1");       // Check for %1, without quotes
-                if (pos == NULL)                   // No parameter at all...
-                    pos = key+lstrlenA(key)-1;
-                else
-                    *pos = '\0';                   // Remove the parameter
-            }
-            else
-                *pos = '\0';                       // Remove the parameter
-
-            lstrcatA(pos, " ");
-            lstrcatA(pos, url);
-            int res = WinExec(key,SW_SHOWDEFAULT);
-			return (res>31);
-		}
-	}
+	return openDocWithExtension(url, "htm");
 #elif defined(NL_OS_MAC)
 	return launchProgram("open", url);
 #elif defined(NL_OS_UNIX)
@@ -1060,53 +1097,17 @@ bool openURL (const char *url)
 #else
 	nlwarning("openURL() is not implemented for this OS");
 #endif // NL_OS_WINDOWS
+
 	return false;
 }
 
 bool openDoc (const char *document)
 {
-#ifdef NL_OS_WINDOWS
-	string ext = CFile::getExtension (document);
-    char key[MAX_PATH + MAX_PATH];
+	// get extension from document fullpath
+	string ext = CFile::getExtension(document);
 
-    // First try ShellExecute()
-    HINSTANCE result = ShellExecuteA(NULL, "open", document, NULL,NULL, SW_SHOWDEFAULT);
-
-    // If it failed, get the .htm regkey and lookup the program
-    if ((uintptr_t)result <= HINSTANCE_ERROR)
-	{
-        if (GetRegKey(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, ext.c_str(), key) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
-		{
-            lstrcatA(key, "\\shell\\open\\command");
-
-            if (GetRegKey(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT,key,key) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
-			{
-                char *pos;
-                pos = strstr(key, "\"%1\"");
-                if (pos == NULL) {                     // No quotes found
-                    pos = strstr(key, "%1");       // Check for %1, without quotes
-                    if (pos == NULL)                   // No parameter at all...
-                        pos = key+lstrlenA(key)-1;
-                    else
-                        *pos = '\0';                   // Remove the parameter
-                }
-                else
-                    *pos = '\0';                       // Remove the parameter
-
-                lstrcatA(pos, " ");
-                lstrcatA(pos, document);
-                int res = WinExec(key,SW_SHOWDEFAULT);
-				return (res>31);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-	else
-		return true;
-#else
-	// TODO: implement for Linux and Mac OS X
-	nlunreferenced(document);
-#endif // NL_OS_WINDOWS
-	return false;
+	// try to open document
+	return openDocWithExtension(document, ext.c_str());
 }
 
 } // NLMISC
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/commands.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/commands.cpp
index 90287955d..e60146c3f 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/commands.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/commands.cpp
@@ -3913,20 +3913,12 @@ NLMISC_COMMAND(displayActionCounter, "display the action counters", "")
 }
 
 
-#if defined(NL_OS_WINDOWS)
 NLMISC_COMMAND (url, "launch a browser to the specified url", "<url>")
 {
 	if (args.size () != 1)
 		return false;
 
-	HINSTANCE result = ShellExecute(NULL, "open", args[0].c_str(), NULL,NULL, SW_SHOW);
-	if ((intptr_t)result > 32)
-		return true;
-	else
-	{
-		log.displayNL ("ShellExecute failed %d", (uint32)(intptr_t)result);
-		return false;
-	}
+	return openURL(args[0].c_str());
 }
 
 NLMISC_COMMAND( reconnect, "Reconnect to the same shard (self Far TP)", "")
@@ -3949,8 +3941,6 @@ NLMISC_COMMAND( reconnect, "Reconnect to the same shard (self Far TP)", "")
 	return true;
 }
 
-#endif // !FINAL_VERSION
-
 struct CItemSheetSort
 {
 	const CItemSheet		*IS;
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp
index 8d98d9fb6..2dda3bf6a 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp
@@ -1922,7 +1922,7 @@ class CAHOpenURL : public IActionHandler
 		url += "language=" + ClientCfg.LanguageCode;
 		openURL(url.c_str());
 
-		nlinfo("openURL %s",url.c_str());
+		nlinfo("openURL %s", url.c_str());
 	}
 };
 REGISTER_ACTION_HANDLER (CAHOpenURL, "open_url");