Problem with the default internet browser

[ffdshow]

Hi!

I have a program which launch the default internet browser at the end of installation

(this can not stopped).

For example if Internet Explorer is the default browser I use:

ProcessWait("IEXPLORE.EXE")
$PID = ProcessExists("IEXPLORE.EXE")
If $PID Then ProcessClose($PID)

But if the default browser is other (and it may be Firefox, Opera etc.)

what script I can use to cover all the possibilities?

[BrettF]

Use WinClose () to close it and Opt ("WinTitleMatchMode", 2) to should do the trick.

[ffdshow]

Use WinClose () to close it and Opt ("WinTitleMatchMode", 2) to should do the trick.

Can you be more explicative?

[MrCreatoR]

If the browser is Opera use Opera.exe process name, if Firefox then firefox.exe, and so one

But closing a process is not so nice solution, you simple kill the process.

Maby you should close all windows of the browser (they might be more then one ).

But why you need to close the browser anyway?

[BrettF]

Opt ("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)
WinClose ("TitleName")

[smashly]

Couldn't you do a registry check to find the default browser being used ?

Then do a Winlist for the process of the default browser running.

Then you'd know the correct process to be looking for to close..

Edited October 9, 2007 by smashly

[ptrex]

@all

If I am not mistaken the default browser can be read from here :

Func GetBrowser()                                                   ;Get Registry Default Browser settings
    $Browser = RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\","")
    ConsoleWrite($Browser & @CRLF) 
EndFunc

Regards

ptrex

[BrettF]

@FFDSHOW- When this program finishes, does it load a page in the browser? E.G- it opens a home page/bug log/...etc?

[ffdshow]

@FFDSHOW- When this program finishes, does it load a page in the browser? E.G- it opens a home page/bug log/...etc?

This program open the browser and goes to the home page.

[smashly]

@all

If I am not mistaken the default browser can be read from here :

Func GetBrowser()                                                   ;Get Registry Default Browser settings
    $Browser = RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\","")
    ConsoleWrite($Browser & @CRLF) 
EndFuncoÝ÷ Ù j·l¦ÚÞÇú®¢×jëh×6MsgBox(0,'', RegRead("HKCR\HTTP\shell\open\command\", ""))

Cheers

[BrettF]

This program open the browser and goes to the home page.

Is it the User's default home page?

[ffdshow]

Is it the User's default home page?

No man. It's the home page of the program (from you can download the program, buy it etc.)

[ffdshow]

I use this:

$var = RegRead("HKCR\HTTP\shell\open\command\", "")

Now, another question: how can I extract the name of the executable file from $var to use later in ProcessClose("")

And let's say that

$var = C:\\PROGRA~1\\MOZILL~1\\FIREFOX.EXE -requestPending -osint -url \"%1\"

Edited October 9, 2007 by ffdshow

[smashly]

Crude example...

$Def = RegRead("HKCR\HTTP\shell\open\command\", "")
If $Def <> "" Then $Def = StringLeft($Def, StringInStr($Def, ".exe", 0, -1) + 4)
If $Def <> "" Then $Def = StringMid($Def, StringInStr($Def, "\", 0, -1) + 1)
If $Def <> "" Then
    $PL = ProcessList($Def)
    If Not @error And $PL[0][0] > 0 Then
        For $i = 1 To $PL[0][0]
            ProcessClose($PL[$i][1])
        Next
    EndIf
    $Def = RegRead("HKCR\HTTP\shell\open\command\", "")
    If $Def <> "" Then $Def = StringLeft($Def, StringInStr($Def, ".exe", 0, -1) + 4)
    If FileExists($Def) Then ShellExecute($Def, "http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=54792")
EndIf

By rights this should kill all browser windows, then bring you back to this thread...

Cheers

Edited October 9, 2007 by smashly

[ffdshow]

Crude example...

$Def = RegRead("HKCR\HTTP\shell\open\command\", "")
If $Def <> "" Then $Def = StringLeft($Def, StringInStr($Def, ".exe", 0, -1) + 4)
If $Def <> "" Then $Def = StringMid($Def, StringInStr($Def, "\", 0, -1) + 1)
If $Def <> "" Then
    $PL = ProcessList($Def)
    If Not @error And $PL[0][0] > 0 Then
        For $i = 1 To $PL[0][0]
            ProcessClose($PL[$i][1])
        Next
    EndIf
    $Def = RegRead("HKCR\HTTP\shell\open\command\", "")
    If $Def <> "" Then $Def = StringLeft($Def, StringInStr($Def, ".exe", 0, -1) + 4)
    ShellExecute($Def, "http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=54792")
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Now, another question: how can I extract the name of the executable file from $var to use later in ProcessClose("")

And let's say that

$var = C:\\PROGRA~1\\MOZILL~1\\FIREFOX.EXE -requestPending -osint -url \"%1\"

Edited October 9, 2007 by ffdshow

[smashly]

I'm using firefox ... For me all firefox windows get killed..

But on loading the firefox again I'm prompted if I want to restore the last state that firefox was in before being killed...

Maybe you've got the option in firefox set to auto restart from the last state firefox was killed in...

Now, another question: how can I extract the name of the executable file from $var to use later in ProcessClose("")

And let's say that

$var = C:\\PROGRA~1\\MOZILL~1\\FIREFOX.EXE -requestPending -osint -url \"%1\"

As for your question, the first part of my code does exactly what your asking how to do...

$Def = RegRead("HKCR\HTTP\shell\open\command\", "")
If $Def <> "" Then $Def = StringLeft($Def, StringInStr($Def, ".exe", 0, -1) + 4)
If $Def <> "" Then $Def = StringMid($Def, StringInStr($Def, "\", 0, -1) + 1)
MsgBox(0,'',$Def)

Cheers

[ffdshow]

Ok.

This

$Def = RegRead("HKCR\HTTP\shell\open\command\", "")
If $Def <> "" Then $Def = StringLeft($Def, StringInStr($Def, ".exe", 0, -1) + 4)
If $Def <> "" Then $Def = StringMid($Def, StringInStr($Def, "\", 0, -1) + 1)
If $Def <> "" Then
    $PL = ProcessList($Def)
    If Not @error And $PL[0][0] > 0 Then
        For $i = 1 To $PL[0][0]
            ProcessClose($PL[$i][1])
        Next
    EndIf
EndIf

must close the default browser. But don't.

Edited October 9, 2007 by ffdshow

[ffdshow]

Well, no other ideas that it works?

[BrettF]

I'd say my idea would work, as it opens the home page of the program. Like I said, get the title (for example, the title of this thread is "Problem with the default internet browser" and then in FF it has "- Mozilla Firefox". All you need to do is do something similar to this:

Opt ("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)
WinClose ("TitleName")

And you should be set. It seems the most reasonable, and simple way to do it. If you start closing the process, then you may close other windows. My $00.02...

[crzftx]

Did I miss something? where does he ask to close it? Just use Run("explore.exe website"). This will open it in IE. using ShellExecute(website) should work, but seems to give some error, kill AU3, and then open it anyway (in the default). maybe someone could work that out.