How to launch a Web Browser from VFP

[RichardH]

Is there a way to launch a web browser and go to a selected url. I am using VFP6 and I would like to have a field on a form for “Website”. Then if the user clicks on the field (or a command button next to it), the browser will start and take them to the website.

Thanks...Rick

 

[Walid]

Hi my friend
Use this code to do that...

OIE=createObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
OIE.navigate("[URL unfurl="true"]www.Hotmail.com")[/URL]
OIE.visible=.t.

Thanks Walid Magd
Engwam@Hotmail.com

 

[jfherring]

You also need to release it when you are done. You can use the following, which I believe works for whatever you default browser is (IE, Netscape, whatever) I think. Anyway, here is the code:

oShell = CREATEOBJECT( 'WScript.Shell' )
oShell.Run( "

http://www.tek-tips.com"

)
oShell = .NULL.
RELEASE oShell

 

[weedz]

There is a beautifull class in VFP called "hyperlink".

ox = CREATEOBJECT('hyperlink')
ox.navigateto('

http://www.tek-tips.com')

HTH,
Weedz (Wietze Veld)

http://www.crowncap.demon.nl

veld4663@exact.nl
The Netherlands

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