Running default web browser from VB.

[kinjalgp]

Hi there.
I am using the follwoing line of code to execute web browser (IE or Netscape), but this doesn't work out on my PC bcoz I know that my IE 5 (Default browser) has some errors in it. But I have some softwares which load IE when executed.

Public Sub gotoweb()
Dim Ok As Long
url = txtWebsite.Text
Ok = ShellExecute(0&, vbNullString, url, vbNullString, "C:\", SW_SHOWNORMAL)
End Sub

Is there any other way to open Default web browser through VB?

Thanks

Kinjal

[HeSaidJoe]

'open a browser and go to a www address
'bas module
'
Public 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

Function ShellToBrowser%(Frm As Form, ByVal URL$, ByVal WindowStyle%)

Dim api%
api% = ShellExecute(Frm.hwnd, "open", URL$, "", App.Path, WindowStyle%)

'Check return value
If api% < 31 Then
'error code - see api help for more info
Dim msg As String
msg = "This item doesn't work with your system"
MsgBox msg, vbCritical, "Error"
ShellToBrowser% = False
ElseIf api% = 32 Then
'no file association
Dim msg1 As String
msg1 = "This item doesn't work with your system"
MsgBox msg, vbCritical, "Error"
ShellToBrowser% = False
Else
'It worked!
ShellToBrowser% = True

End If

End Function
'

'<<< event from application...click event of button >>>>>>>>
'
Private Sub cmdWeb_Click()
Dim Site As String
Dim success As Integer
Site = "http://xi.fairnet.com/" '& Trim(txtWeb.Text)
success% = ShellToBrowser(Me, Site, 0)
End Sub

[kinjalgp]

Thanks a lot. I'll try it out and tell you whether it works on my corrupted IE5 like other softwares.


Kinjal