.URL attributes?

[Programmer_n00b]

does anybody know how I would extract the URL from the files saved in the IE favourites list?

The .URL files IE saves it as just seems to have the html code for that site. I would like to be able to get the address for that site...

any ideas welcome

[KayJay]

The ".URL" is essentially an INI file, so the INI file manipulation APIs will retrieve/set the data.

Option Explicit
Private Declare Function GetPrivateProfileString Lib "kernel32" _
Alias "GetPrivateProfileStringA" _
(ByVal lpApplicationName As String, _
ByVal lpKeyName As Any, _
ByVal lpDefault As String, _
ByVal lpReturnedString As String, _
ByVal nSize As Long, _
ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
 
Dim File As String, Str As String * 255
 
 
File = "D:\Documents and Settings\MeIMyself\Favorites\KJ\InstallShield.URL"
 
Call GetPrivateProfileString("InternetShortcut", "URL", "", Str, 255, File)
MsgBox Str
 
End Sub

HTH

[Programmer_n00b]

thanks a lot KayJat, but is the only way to do it with API?

[KayJay]

Well...You could open up the ".URL" file as plain text (view it in Notepad to get to know the general layput) and parse out the "[SECTION_NAME]" followed by "KEYNAME=" and finally by the Value of that Key.

API's are easier to use, IMO

Regards

KayJay

[Programmer_n00b]

I can remember when I first mentioned API's to my tutor, he told me to stay away from them until I have a much more solid base.. and arn't api's kinda cheating?

Thanks a lot though KayJay

[Shawn N]

APIs aren't cheating. They're just a quicker way to get what you're doing done. Besides, that's why the functions are there - so you don't have to reinvent the [slower] wheel.

Another way you could do this is by using VB's file functions.