Opening a website, in default browser - is it possible?

[Kabraxis]

Hey, I'm just wondering if it's possible if I can open a website in a web-browser using your default browser. VB opens in IE, but I really need it to open in Mozzila Firefox (my default browser)

If this is possible, how would I be able to make it into a webbrowser in visual basics?

[Bruce Fox]

Use the ShellExecute() API

[Kabraxis]

I dont really know what you mean, could you give me a quick example?

[|2eM!x]

Like so

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
 
  ShellExecute hWnd, "open", "http://www.vbforums.com/", vbNullString, vbNullString, 1

[Kabraxis]

I seem to get this error. Even after I put this coding in a completly blank forum

[|2eM!x]

Private 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

Private sub form_load()
  ShellExecute hWnd, "open", "http://www.vbforums.com/", vbNullString, vbNullString, 1
End sub

[Kabraxis]

Thank you vm

[|2eM!x]

yeah, no problem