Launching web browser and location

[David Drake]

Quite simply, I'd like to launch the computer's default web browser and open a specific http address. 

For example,

run "http://www.google.com"

or something like that.  Any ideas?

Thanks.
David

[Chris Iverson]

Usually, you can do that by piggybacking on Windows Explorer.

run "explorer.exe https://www.google.com"

Should open your default browser, pointing to google.

[metro]

EDIT: posted before testing Chris's code,my default browser (firefox) does open at google.com using his code

If , like me you use another browser this may help

URLFile$="https://www.asx.com.au/asx/markets/equityPrices.do?by=asxCodes&asxCodes=qbe"
   lpOperation$ = "open"
   lpParameters$ = ""
   lpDirectory$ = DefaultDir$
   nShowCmd = _SW_SHOWNORMAL
   calldll #shell32, "ShellExecuteA", _
       hWindow as ulong, _        'parent window
       lpOperation$ as ptr, _        'open or print
       URLFile$ as ptr, _        'file name
       lpParameters$ as ptr, _        'null
       lpDirectory$ as ptr, _    'default directory
       nShowCmd as long, _       'show window flag
       result as long
       if result <= 32 then
       print "Error, Address Failure!"
        print "Done"
       end if

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[Chris Iverson]

ShellExecute() is indeed another way to go, and the way I recommend if cheating with explorer.exe doesn't work.

[David Drake]

Dec 23, 2019 22:37:43 GMT -5 Chris Iverson said:

Usually, you can do that by piggybacking on Windows Explorer.

run "explorer.exe https://www.google.com"

Should open your default browser, pointing to google.

Thanks! I knew there had to be a simple solution.