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How to open your deault web browser and open webpage [Mozilla or IE] - BETAhkr - Aug 8, 2009
I just saw a post where one person typed...
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Shell "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE http://www.google.comWhy you would use that? I don't know.
Here is a very simple way.
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Process.Start "hackforums.net"That's it.
This is will open up whatever default browser
you use such as Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer
and direct you right the to web page you have in the code.
- GoldStar - Aug 8, 2009
is'nt like this?? Process.Start("hackforums.net") ??
- BETAhkr - Aug 8, 2009
Yes, It's the same thing
No need to add the ( )'s, VB2008 will add those in for you automatically.
- Mathias - Aug 8, 2009
ShellExecute would be to prefer for opening browser/browsing, since its a bit more advanced
- BETAhkr - Aug 8, 2009
But the shell command is still only going to the website that you've added.
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Shell "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE http://www.google.comWhich is just having the command prompt do that.
Why do that when you have the process.start code which is shorter, easier to remember,
and doesn't run through your command prompt or directories, It might be more "advanced"
but why would you make the code more advanced when no one sees the code and it
does the same thing?