Launching the user's browser

[Pieter]

How do I launch the user's browser? I tried:

Run("iexplore.exe http://mediasync.6te.net/site/index.php?page=download")
; and I also tried
Run("http://mediasync.6te.net/site/index.php?page=download")

[Xenobiologist]

Hi,

try:

RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c start http://www.mediasync.6te.net/site/index.php?page=download', '', @SW_HIDE)

So long,

Mega

[Shinies]

#include <Process.au3>

$rc = _RunDos("start Http://www.autoitscript.com")

[MHz]

How do I launch the user's browser? I tried:

Run("iexplore.exe http://mediasync.6te.net/site/index.php?page=download")
; and I also tried
Run("http://mediasync.6te.net/site/index.php?page=download")

FYI of knowing why your attempts failed is because 1st, IExplore.exe is not in the systems path and 2nd, Http... is not a file so Run() fails.

[Rad]

If your using beta open its helpfile and type in IE in the search, theres one called _IECreate:

_IECreate

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Create an Internet Explorer Browser window.

#include <IE.au3>

_IECreate ( [$Url = "about:blank" [, $f_tryAttach = 0 [, $f_visible = 1 [, $f_wait = 1 [, $f_takeFocus = -1]]]]] )

Edited August 21, 2006 by Rad

[Pieter]

FYI of knowing why your attempts failed is because 1st, IExplore.exe is not in the systems path and 2nd, Http... is not a file so Run() fails.

That's not true. Enter iexplore.exe at the Start > Run window and you'll see that it works. Or is that because it's listed in the App Paths?

#include <Process.au3>

$rc = _RunDos("start Http://www.autoitscript.com")

Then what about Firefox? Edited August 21, 2006 by Pieter

[buzz44]

$URL = "http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?"

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c start " & $URL)

Edited August 21, 2006 by Burrup

[MHz]

That's not true. Enter iexplore.exe at the Start > Run window and you'll see that it works. Or is that because it's listed in the App Paths?Then what about Firefox?

It is true. The Run box searches the registry to find Iexplore.exe. If you choose to use @ComSpec with the "Start" command, then it would also search the registry to find Iexplore.exe. The difference with using @ComSpec, without using the Start command, is that it will only search within the path which you tried previously.

I would assume firefox would be found with the above, using the Run box or the Start command, if it were the default browser.

[Xenobiologist]

It is true. The Run box searches the registry to find Iexplore.exe. If you choose to use @ComSpec with the "Start" command, then it would also search the registry to find Iexplore.exe. The difference with using @ComSpec, without using the Start command, is that it will only search within the path which you tried previously.

I would assume firefox would be found with the above, using the Run box or the Start command, if it were the default browser.

Hi,

right. See my post above. That will open the site with the standard browser.

So long,

Mega

[sshrum]

... and 2nd, Http... is not a file so Run() fails.

It doesn't need to be a file...if you use the START option:

Run(@ComSpec & " /c start mailto:beansandpotatoes@steak.com?subject=Need%20meat")

Run(@ComSpec & " /c start http://www.steak.com")

One caveat: If trying to pass a URL with *multiple* query string entries you need to put a "^" before each & like this

Run(@ComSpec & " /c start http://www.steak.com?foo=this^&bar=that")

Not sure why that is but I had a time figuring that one out.

These commands will launch whatever the user has defined as their default mail client and web browser.

Edited August 21, 2006 by sshrum

[Pieter]

One caveat: If trying to pass a URL with *multiple* query string entries you need to put a "^" before each & like this

As in PHP?

<?php
; Displays: This is some text '"
echo "This is some text ' \"";
?>

Edited August 22, 2006 by Pieter