setting up hotlink to web address

[alvinmcg]

I would like to add a field to a table/form which includes a link to a website. How/can I set up such a link that will work by simply clicking on the link?

Alvin

 

[footpad]

Alvin,

Paradox 9 and later versions provide support for hyperlinks in tables, but those are launched only when you are not in Edit mode.

While this makes sense from a developer's perspective, end-users have been known to have trouble remembering to exit Edit mode before trying to launch their hyperlinks.

Because of this, I've generally found it best to turn off the built-in hyperlinking (through the Preferences) and then use ObjectPAL to launch the user's web browser from a button's pushButton() event.

There are several ways to launch a user's web browser. You'll find

http://techtricks.com/paradox/runbrowser.php

contains examples of the most common techniques.

Once you've determined the best way to launch the user's web browser for your version of Windows and Paradox, simply modify the code to use the value in your data field as the web address.

Hope this helps...

-- Lance