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FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Is there a way to use SHELL OPEN,WWW.YOURSITE.COM and open
a new window instead of changing a current one to another address? Confused

Thanks for any help. Very Happy

Alphonse · VDS Pirate Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 11

shell open,iexplore.exe,www.vdsworld.com

Mac · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 12:41 pm Post subject:

If you know the browser (and you can prolly get it from the
registry), you can use:

SHELL OPEN, iexplorer.exe, www.google.com

Cheers, Mac Smile

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Thanks for the replies! Very Happy

Mac · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 12:43 pm Post subject:

OOPS - Sorry Alphonse, I was too slow posting. Embarassed

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Also found that shell open,explorer.exe,http://www.google.com
will probably work on most systems since EXPLORER.EXE has built-in
browser functionalities. (I think) Wink

Mac · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 12:52 pm Post subject:

Doesn't work in Windows 95... Confused

Cheers, Mac Smile

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

I suppose I'm wrong. Embarassed

Mac · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 12:59 pm Post subject:

I dunno FF - Win95 may be the only thing it doesn't work in...

Cheers, Mac Smile

MarkTrubo · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 2:44 pm Post subject:

I have a little prog in my startup group that has these in them:

WAIT 30
SHELL open, http://www.msnbc.com
WAIT 5
SHELL open, "c:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe"

Mac · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 2:52 pm Post subject:

"SHELL open, http://www.msnbc.com" will use the current
browser window if there's one open - and I think that's what
FF was trying to avoid... Wink

Cheers, Mac Smile

Dr. Dread · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 3:44 pm Post subject:

This might be a possibility:

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Perfect, Dread! Very Happy

This is exactly it. Very Happy

Thanks anyway to all who helped; I still might use your ideas. Wink

Skit3000 · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 3:52 pm Post subject:

You can also take a look into the Check-up tool code... Or was that what you mentioned, Dr.Dread?

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

I remembered that the Checkup Tool opened a new window, and I checked
out the code, but I couldn't figure out what was opening the new window.

But, yes, that is what Dr. Dread was pointing out I think. Smile