Best simple way to open .htm file in browser

[LondonNDIB]

I'm sure there's a ton of ways to do it and I'm sure its been asked/answered before.

What do you think the best (but simple) method for opening a local .htm file in the client's default browser is? Thanks.

LD

[JSThePatriot]

Using the @CompSpec with Run() is an easy option most people seem to use.

Another option is... _ShellExecute()

Hope that helps,

JS

[LondonNDIB]

Thanks JS!

I like that ShellExecute method! Only problem I have with it, however, is that there's a chance the .htm file extension isn't associated with a browser. It could be associated with a html or text editor if they are web designers, for example (not that its a huge deal)

The @ComSpec method works on my test machine, thanks.

I also found this solution:

Run ( RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\command","") & " file://" & $reportfile )

but I'm not entirely sure how portable it is (works on XP anyway)

LD