I need a fresh pair of eyes

[intraman]

Hi,

I'm now using

For loopy = 1 To number
ShellExecute Me.hwnd, vbNullString, "C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe", site, vbNullString, SW_MAXIMISE
Next loopy

However, it is launching the websites fine but is not maximising them - any ideas?

Jord

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...and not for myself

I'm opening up websites using explorer.exe and passing the website as a parameter to the executable. I wish to maximise each window that I open, however, the following code does not maximise any windows.

For loopy = 1 To number
runner = Shell("C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE " & site, [B]vbMaximizedFocus[/B])
Next loopy

I thought vbMaximizedFocus was suppoed to maximise the window, then I thought that perhaps the fact that the windows are opening iterationally (is that a word ?) could cause the window to lose focus before the command can be applied or some other such complication.

Does anyone have any idea why the windows are maximising themselves and if there are any other ways I could maximise them instead.

Jord

[schoolbusdriver]

Try ShellExecute with SW_MAXIMIZE

[cssriraman]

Not sure why you are opening the web pages in windows explorer. Try open with Internet explorer. The following code opens the web page in maximized mode:

Shell "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe http://www.google.com", vbMaximizedFocus

[cssriraman]

I recommand ShellExecute as schoolbusdriver said. you no need to specify the path for internet explorer.

[cssriraman]

Not sure why

Shell "iexplore.exe http://www.google.co.in/", vbMaximizedFocus

doesn't work. But in run dialog

"iexplore.exe http://www.google.co.in/"

it works.

[schoolbusdriver]

I've not tried this, but if you do:-

Shell("C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE", vbMaximizedFocus)

i.e. not specifying the site, does it work ?

EDIT:- Yes it does. Might be the asynchronous problems associated with Shell() ?

Better to use ShellExecute.....

[intraman]

Cheers guys, rated you all

[rnd me]

Not sure why

Shell "iexplore.exe http://www.google.co.in/", vbMaximizedFocus

doesn't work. But in run dialog

"iexplore.exe http://www.google.co.in/"

it works.

interesting.

im getting the same here.
perhaps the run box gets extra paths?
maybe these two have something to do with it?

C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\iexplore.exe-27122324.pf
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache\iexplore.exe

i wonder what method the run box uses...

[penagate]

I believe you need to put quote marks around the URL. But I also recommend ShellExecute'ing just the URL as that opens it in the default browser (the registered HTTP handler on the system).

Prefetch is just a mechanism Windows uses behind the scenes to speed up starting applications. Ignore it.