Launch Default Browser and return URL 
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 Launch Default Browser and return URL

I'm wanting to create a button that opens up the user's default
internet browser, and returns the web site as a string, or hyperlinke
or whatever.  What's the best way to do this?  Or, once the defaul
browser is open, will I not be able to send the string back to Access.
Anyone done this before?

Or is there a way around this?

Any help appreciated.

Richard

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Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:13:13 GMT  
 Launch Default Browser and return URL

Quote:
>I'm wanting to create a button that opens up the user's default
>internet browser, and returns the web site as a string, or
>hyperlinke or whatever.  What's the best way to do this?  Or, once
>the defaul browser is open, will I not be able to send the string
>back to Access. Anyone done this before?

Not entirely sure what you are trying to do here.  Opening the default  
browser is easy, just use ShellExecute API. If you want to read some
text from the browser, you'll have to use Automation/DDE/APIs (to some
extent).  Look at the following articles:

http://www.mvps.org/access/modules/mdl0062.htm
http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0051.htm
http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0018.htm

  -- Dev



Sat, 02 Aug 2003 04:11:12 GMT  
 
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