Need more help trying to launch a browser from textbox!! 1

[greenhorn]

I need more help trying to launch a browser from textbox!!
this is the code I have so far:

General declaration:
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

txtDist_Web textbox click event:
ShellExecute(Me.hwnd, "open", txtDist_Web.Text, "", 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL)

This is the error I get:
Function cal on left hand side of assignment must return Variant or Object

Any help????????

 

[JohnYingling]

Take off the parens. You are doing a call, not a function. If you want a function, leave it as it is but add a variant on the left.

Call ShellExecute(Me.hwnd, "open", txtDist_Web.Text, "", 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL)
OR
ShellExecute Me.hwnd, "open", txtDist_Web.Text, "", 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL
OR
Dim var as Variant
var = ShellExecute(Me.hwnd, "open", txtDist_Web.Text, "", 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL)

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[greenhorn]

That did it!! thanks a lot!!!

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