README.md

Description

A simple API call to open up the default browser to the url of your choice. VERY simple and useful code.

More Info

URL string, hwnd

Submitted On
By	FluffyDave
Level	Intermediate
User Rating	3.7 (11 globes from 3 users)
Compatibility	VB 4.0 (32-bit), VB 5.0, VB 6.0
Category	VB function enhancement
World	Visual Basic
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API Declarations

'API for OpenBrowser
Public Const SW_SHOWDEFAULT = 10
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

Source Code

Public Function OpenBrowser(strURL As String, lngHwnd As Long)
 OpenBrowser = ShellExecute(lngHwnd, vbNullString, strURL, vbNullString, _
  "c:\", SW_SHOWDEFAULT)
End Function