Opening a web page with a button Click

[gsharma84]

Hi,
I want to do a very simple thing. I want to click on a button and that button is suppose to open and web page in internet explorer or whatever my default web browser is...I don't have any clue as to were should I start on this...
Can anyone in the forum guide me...
Later on I would be working on passing parameters to the webpage but to get started I first need to open a web page with button click.
Please assist, thanks!

[marten]

You might have a look at the AbtHTMLHelpAccessor class ...

[tstalzer]

Hi

Have a look at the class AbtProgramStarter. If you pass the name of the HTML file to new system process, the file will open with its associated application.

Note: This is "just" for Windows. However, as you mention IE, I assume this is true.

Below is some samplecode to open the "d:\disk_s\httpRoot\index.html" file in the browser

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   | startUpInfo processInformation rc |   
   (startUpInfo := OSStartupinfo new)
      dwFlags: PlatformConstants::StartfUseshowwindow;
      wShowWindow: PlatformConstants::SwShownormal.
   os := OSCall new   .
   rc := os createProcess: nil
      lpszCommandLine: 'cmd /C d:\disk_s\httpRoot\index.html'
      lpsaProcess: 0
      lpsaThread: 0
      fInheritHandles: false
      fdwCreate: PlatformConstants::NormalPriorityClass
      lpvEnvironment: 0
      lpszCurDir: nil
      lpsiStartInfo: startUpInfo
      lppiProcInfo: (processInformation := OSProcessInformation new).

   rc inspect.
   os getLastError inspect

Don't forget to look at the error messages

--Thomas

[benvandijk]

Hi,

The shortest way to open any file or url in windows:

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OSHwnd new
         shellExecute: 'open'
         lpFile: 'c:\myhtml.html'
         lpParameters: nil
         lpDirectory: nil
         nShowCmd:   3 "PlatformConstants::SwShowmaximized"


Windows will find the application and open the file