extract ?-query from address-bar

Hello
I'd like to use the text behind '?' from my Internet Explorer address-bar in my ActiveX-control

For example in : http://www.vb-world.net/index.htm?msg=hello
i'd need the "msg=hello"

Please help me

Piet Hein

Try this:

In a Module..

Code:

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Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long
Private Declare Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowExA" (ByVal hWnd1 As Long, ByVal hWnd2 As Long, ByVal lpsz1 As String, ByVal lpsz2 As String) As Long
Private Declare Function EnumChildWindows Lib "user32" (ByVal hWndParent As Long, ByVal lpEnumFunc As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetClassName Lib "user32" Alias "GetClassNameA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal nMaxCount As Long) As Long

Private Const WM_GETTEXT = &HD
Private lFound As Long

Public Function GetIEString(ByVal sFind As String) As String
    Dim sText As String
    Dim lHwnd As Long
    lFound = 0
    lHwnd = FindWindowEx(0&, 0&, "IEFrame", vbNullString)
    If lHwnd Then Call EnumChildWindows(lHwnd, AddressOf EnumProc, 0&)
    If lFound Then
        sText = Space(255)
        sText = Left$(sText, SendMessage(lFound, WM_GETTEXT, 255, ByVal sText))
        If InStr(sText, sFind) Then
            GetIEString = Mid$(sText, InStr(sText, sFind))
        End If
    End If
End Function

Private Function EnumProc(ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
    Dim sClass As String * 255
    Call GetClassName(hWnd, ByVal sClass, 255)
    If LCase(Left(sClass, 4)) = "edit" Then
        lFound = hWnd
        Exit Function
    End If
    EnumProc = hWnd
End Function

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In the Form..

Code:

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Private Sub Command1_Click()
    MsgBox GetIEString("?")
End Sub

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Aaron Young
Analyst Programmer
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So here I am again, I'm sorry but this doesn't work (Will be my fault I think).

I tried it in a normal exe with IE at the background.

And I also tried it in an activeX-control loaded in IE, but the string stayed empty, although I added "?something" behind the "....htm".

I hope for some help again.

Thanks

Piet Hein