diff -rwc SDL2-2.0.3_orgg/include/SDL_filesystem.h SDL2-2.0.3_Modified/include/SDL_filesystem.h
*** SDL2-2.0.3_orgg/include/SDL_filesystem.h	2014-03-15 19:31:42.000000000 +0530
--- SDL2-2.0.3_Modified/include/SDL_filesystem.h	2015-06-18 12:11:04.823287900 +0530
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*** 125,130 ****
--- 125,140 ----
   */
  extern DECLSPEC char *SDLCALL SDL_GetPrefPath(const char *org, const char *app);
  
+ /**
+ * \brief Open an URL in a default web browser
+ * It can also be used to execute a binary, open a file or directory 
+ *
+ *  \param url The URL to open  (ex: "http://www.libsdl.org")
+ *
+ *  \return 0 on success, -1 on error
+ */
+ extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_OpenURL(const char *url);
+ 
  /* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
  #ifdef __cplusplus
  }
diff -rwc SDL2-2.0.3_orgg/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h SDL2-2.0.3_Modified/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
*** SDL2-2.0.3_orgg/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h	2014-03-15 19:31:44.000000000 +0530
--- SDL2-2.0.3_Modified/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h	2015-06-18 12:07:45.768287900 +0530
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*** 575,577 ****
--- 575,578 ----
  #define SDL_GetDefaultAssertionHandler SDL_GetDefaultAssertionHandler_REAL
  #define SDL_GetAssertionHandler SDL_GetAssertionHandler_REAL
  #define SDL_DXGIGetOutputInfo SDL_DXGIGetOutputInfo_REAL
+ #define SDL_OpenURL SDL_OpenURL_REAL
diff -rwc SDL2-2.0.3_orgg/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h SDL2-2.0.3_Modified/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
*** SDL2-2.0.3_orgg/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h	2014-03-15 19:31:44.000000000 +0530
--- SDL2-2.0.3_Modified/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h	2015-06-17 17:58:32.728564500 +0530
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*** 606,608 ****
--- 606,609 ----
  #ifdef __WIN32__
  SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(void,SDL_DXGIGetOutputInfo,(int a,int *b, int *c),(a,b,c),)
  #endif
+ SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(int,SDL_OpenURL,(const char *a),(a),return)
diff -rwc SDL2-2.0.3_orgg/src/filesystem/windows/SDL_sysfilesystem.c SDL2-2.0.3_Modified/src/filesystem/windows/SDL_sysfilesystem.c
*** SDL2-2.0.3_orgg/src/filesystem/windows/SDL_sysfilesystem.c	2014-03-15 19:31:42.000000000 +0530
--- SDL2-2.0.3_Modified/src/filesystem/windows/SDL_sysfilesystem.c	2015-06-17 18:42:02.659131800 +0530
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*** 27,33 ****
  
  #include "../../core/windows/SDL_windows.h"
  #include <shlobj.h>
! 
  #include "SDL_assert.h"
  #include "SDL_error.h"
  #include "SDL_stdinc.h"
--- 27,33 ----
  
  #include "../../core/windows/SDL_windows.h"
  #include <shlobj.h>
! #include <Shellapi.h>
  #include "SDL_assert.h"
  #include "SDL_error.h"
  #include "SDL_stdinc.h"
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*** 135,140 ****
--- 135,171 ----
      return retval;
  }
  
+ 
+ int 
+ SDLCALL SDL_OpenURL(const char *url)
+ {
+ 	WCHAR* wurl = NULL;
+ 	int ret_val = -1;
+ 	if (url == NULL) {
+ 		return SDL_InvalidParamError(url);
+ 	}
+ 	
+ 	wurl = WIN_UTF8ToString(url);
+ 	if (wurl == NULL) {
+ 		SDL_OutOfMemory();
+ 		return ret_val;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	/* For successfull execution it returns value greater than 32
+ 	 * <= 32 are various error condition
+ 	 *	https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb762153%28v=vs.85%29.aspx	
+ 	 */
+ 	ret_val = (int)ShellExecuteW(NULL, L"open", wurl, NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
+ 	if (ret_val > 32){  
+ 		ret_val = 0;
+ 	}
+ 	else{
+ 		ret_val = -1;
+ 		WIN_SetError("Couldn't open given url.");
+ 	}
+ 	SDL_free(wurl);
+ 	return ret_val;
+ }
  #endif /* SDL_FILESYSTEM_WINDOWS */
  
  /* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */