Creating browser or email links.

[MinalMoe]

I am using Delphi 7.

Is there any way that when I insert email addresses or URLs in a field that a jump can be made either to an external email program to start an email, or to an external browser to link to that URL.

Thanks for any help.

 

[DjangMan]

Look up ShellExecute. Typically if you run a command that starts with mailto: you will invoke a new e-mail.

 

[Glenn9999]

Here's part of what I've been using, should help you some.

    var
      SEinfo: TShellExecuteInfo;
      startinstring: String;
      CreateOK: Boolean;
      ErrorCode: DWord;
    begin
      ErrorCode := 0;
      startinstring := '';
      FillChar(SEInfo, SizeOf(SEInfo), 0) ;
      SEInfo.cbSize := SizeOf(TShellExecuteInfo);
      with SEInfo do
        begin
          fMask := SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS;
          lpFile := PChar(ExecuteFile) ;
          lpParameters := PChar(ParamString) ;
          lpDirectory := PChar(StartInString) ;
          nShow := SW_SHOWNORMAL;
        end;
      CreateOK := ShellExecuteEx(@SEInfo);
      WaitForInputIdle(SEInfo.hProcess, INFINITE);
      if CreateOK then
         procid := SEInfo.hProcess;
      GetExitCodeProcess(SeInfo.hProcess, ErrorCode);
    end;

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