[RESOLVED] Run your program when clicking a link?

[DigiRev]

Yahoo! Messenger had this feature. When clicking a link in a web browser, it pointed to something like:

ymsg:user

ie:

<a href="ymsg:user">Send an instant message</a>

Which would then run Yahoo! Messenger and open an instant message to that user.

I want to have the same thing in mine. I've seen code on www.pscode.com/vb before but I can't find it. I remember it was something in the registry.

Does anyone know or have any ideas? I basically just want them to click a link like that and have it execute my program.



Edit: Here is an example:
http://profiles.yahoo.com/danny.guitar

Below my picture, you can see the smiley face and "Send IM" link. It points to ymsgr:sendIM?danny.guitar.

And after searching the registry, I found "ymsgr" in:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\callto\shell\open\command
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\ymsgr

[jmsrickland]

Are you wanting the link to be on a Webpage? And this link when clicked will run an application on your PC?

Where does the Webpage originate from? Like from a Web Site or it is already on the user's machine?

[Zach_VB6]

Just use ShellExecute API?

[DigiRev]

They will be clicking a hyperlink from a webpage.

Kind of like how clicking a: mailto:[email protected] opens up an email program, ie: Outlook Express.

This link will open my program.

[jmsrickland]

Kind of like how clicking a: mailto:[email protected] opens up an email program, ie: Outlook Express.

That open up the app on their PC, not yours.

[DigiRev]

Kind of like how clicking a: mailto:[email protected] opens up an email program, ie: Outlook Express.

That open up the app on their PC, not yours.

Yes, this is what I want it to do.

I'm not sure I explained it well.

It's simple. There is a hyperlink on a webpage. When they click it, it opens my program on their computer.

They have already installed my program on their PC.

Sorry for the confusion.

[Edgemeal]

I want to have the same thing in mine. I've seen code on www.pscode.com/vb before but I can't find it. I remember it was something in the registry.

This one?
Launch program from URL

Found this one there too,
Launch Application From URL Like AIM

[DigiRev]

This one?
Launch program from URL

That's the exact code I found a long time ago and have been trying to find but couldn't.

Thanks a million.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Edgemeal again.

[Edgemeal]

added another link in case you missed it,

cheers, hope it works out for you.

[Bulldogg]

Hey,

I have looked at the links but can someone help me, i need the code.
To my program.