launch browser

[greenhorn]

how can I launch a browser by clicking on a text box with an internet address in it and it takes me to that address??

 

[Zyrenthian]

You could try this

Call Shell("start " + text1.text, vbHide)

or

go through the the shell32.dll with

Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" _
Alias "ShellExecuteA" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, _
ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, _
ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long

Matt

 

[sdh]

place this declaration in the general area


Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, _
ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long

in the click event of the textbox place this code
replacing the txt.text with you text box value


ShellExecute(Me.hwnd, "open", txt.text, "", 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL)


Success!
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[greenhorn]

this is the error I get when i put the code in SDH:
Function call on left side of assignment must return Variant or Object.
Can you help?

 

[LikeThisName]

what is me.hwnd it doesn't work in outlook

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