launching a new browser window using VC++

[balachandar]

Hai All,

I have a activeX control application developed in VC++ running in a Internet explorer window. I need to open a given URL in a new browser window from this application.

I tried the ShellExecute() function to launch a new Internet explorer window from my ActiveX appliction (from the click of a button). But the new URL opens in the same browser window. How can i open the URL in a new window ?

The code i used is given below.
ShellExecute(NULL, "open", "

http://localhost/test.html",

NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);

Thanks and Regards
BalaChandar Ganesan

 

[B00gyeMan]

Have you tried CreateProcess?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dllproc/base/createprocess.asp

 

[rchandr3]

The Launch folder windows in a separate process setting in Folder Options affects ShellExecute. If that option is disabled (the default setting), ShellExecute uses an open Explorer window rather than launch a new one. If no Explorer window is open, ShellExecute launches a new one

Cheers,

Ravi