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  • =?Utf-8?B?YmlsbA==?=
    #1

    using process.start to open a web page

    i'm using VS2005, VB.NET windows forms application
    when I try to open a web page using process.start, i get an error:
    "applicatio n not found"

    I'm using this syntax:

    System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("http://www.microsoft.c om/")

    It works if I do it like this (thank you HKW), but what if the user doesn't
    use IE, but uses some other browser?

    Dim psi As New ProcessStartInf o()
    With psi
    .FileName = "iexplore"
    .Arguments = "-new http://dotnet.mvps.org/"
    End With
    Process.Start(p si)


    Thanks
    Bill
    --
    bill
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    • kimiraikkonen
      #2
      Re: using process.start to open a web page

      On Jul 5, 10:07 pm, bill <bel...@hotmail .comwrote:
      i'm using VS2005, VB.NET windows forms application
      when I try to open a web page using process.start, i get an error:
      "applicatio n not found"
      >
      I'm using this syntax:
      >
      System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("http://www.microsoft.c om/")
      >
      It works if I do it like this (thank you HKW), but what if the user doesn't
      use IE, but uses some other browser?
      >
      Dim psi As New ProcessStartInf o()
      With psi
      .FileName = "iexplore"
      .Arguments = "-newhttp://dotnet.mvps.org/"
      End With
      Process.Start(p si)
      >
      Thanks
      Bill
      --
      bill
      For instance, I changed default browser to Firefox from IE and the
      syntax

      System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("http://www.microsoft.c om/")

      worked well.(It was opened in IE when IE was default, it was opened in
      Firefox when Firefox was default).

      What's the exact problem?

      or do you want your users to open link in Firefox explictly:
      System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt( _
      "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox .exe", _
      "http://www.microsoft.c om")

      Hope this helps,

      Onur Güzel

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        • =?Utf-8?B?YmlsbA==?=
          #3
          Re: using process.start to open a web page

          Kimi -

          I saw that Heikki and Mark stole the front row from you today at Silverstone
          - good luck tomorrow, though.

          when I use
          System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("http://www.microsoft.c om/")

          I get an error:

          "applicatio n not found"



          --
          bill


          "kimiraikko nen" wrote:
          On Jul 5, 10:07 pm, bill <bel...@hotmail .comwrote:
          i'm using VS2005, VB.NET windows forms application
          when I try to open a web page using process.start, i get an error:
          "applicatio n not found"

          I'm using this syntax:

          System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("http://www.microsoft.c om/")

          It works if I do it like this (thank you HKW), but what if the user doesn't
          use IE, but uses some other browser?

          Dim psi As New ProcessStartInf o()
          With psi
          .FileName = "iexplore"
          .Arguments = "-newhttp://dotnet.mvps.org/"
          End With
          Process.Start(p si)

          Thanks
          Bill
          --
          bill
          >
          For instance, I changed default browser to Firefox from IE and the
          syntax
          >
          System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("http://www.microsoft.c om/")
          >
          worked well.(It was opened in IE when IE was default, it was opened in
          Firefox when Firefox was default).
          >
          What's the exact problem?
          >
          or do you want your users to open link in Firefox explictly:
          System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt( _
          "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox .exe", _
          "http://www.microsoft.c om")
          >
          Hope this helps,
          >
          Onur Güzel
          >

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            • kimiraikkonen
              #4
              Re: using process.start to open a web page

              On Jul 5, 11:58 pm, bill <bel...@hotmail .comwrote:
              Kimi -
              >
              I saw that Heikki and Mark stole the front row from you today at Silverstone
              - good luck tomorrow, though.
              >
              when I use
              System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("http://www.microsoft.c om/")
              >
              I get an error:
              >
              "applicatio n not found"
              >
              --
              bill
              >
              "kimiraikko nen" wrote:
              On Jul 5, 10:07 pm, bill <bel...@hotmail .comwrote:
              i'm using VS2005, VB.NET windows forms application
              when I try to open a web page using process.start, i get an error:
              "applicatio n not found"
              >
              I'm using this syntax:
              >
              System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("http://www.microsoft.c om/")
              >
              It works if I do it like this (thank you HKW), but what if the user doesn't
              use IE, but uses some other browser?
              >
              Dim psi As New ProcessStartInf o()
              With psi
              .FileName = "iexplore"
              .Arguments = "-newhttp://dotnet.mvps.org/"
              End With
              Process.Start(p si)
              >
              Thanks
              Bill
              --
              bill
              >
              For instance, I changed default browser to Firefox from IE and the
              syntax
              >
              System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("http://www.microsoft.c om/")
              >
              worked well.(It was opened in IE when IE was default, it was opened in
              Firefox when Firefox was default).
              >
              What's the exact problem?
              >
              or do you want your users to open link in Firefox explictly:
              System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt( _
              "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox .exe", _
              "http://www.microsoft.c om")
              >
              Hope this helps,
              >
              Onur Güzel
              Bill,
              Though it's just my nickname, thanks for your goodwill :)

              However, i can't reproduce the problem you mentioned on XP, anyway
              would you also try this:

              Shell("explorer .exe http://www.microsoft.c om", _
              AppWinStyle.Nor malFocus)

              Hope this helps,

              Onur Güzel

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                • =?Utf-8?B?YmlsbA==?=
                  #5
                  Re: using process.start to open a web page

                  I'm using Vista (should have mentioned that); maybe that's the problem
                  Thanks

                  --
                  bill


                  "kimiraikko nen" wrote:
                  On Jul 5, 11:58 pm, bill <bel...@hotmail .comwrote:
                  Kimi -

                  I saw that Heikki and Mark stole the front row from you today at Silverstone
                  - good luck tomorrow, though.

                  when I use
                  System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("http://www.microsoft.c om/")

                  I get an error:

                  "applicatio n not found"

                  --
                  bill

                  "kimiraikko nen" wrote:
                  On Jul 5, 10:07 pm, bill <bel...@hotmail .comwrote:
                  i'm using VS2005, VB.NET windows forms application
                  when I try to open a web page using process.start, i get an error:
                  "applicatio n not found"
                  I'm using this syntax:
                  System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("http://www.microsoft.c om/")
                  It works if I do it like this (thank you HKW), but what if the user doesn't
                  use IE, but uses some other browser?
                  Dim psi As New ProcessStartInf o()
                  With psi
                  .FileName = "iexplore"
                  .Arguments = "-newhttp://dotnet.mvps.org/"
                  End With
                  Process.Start(p si)
                  Thanks
                  Bill
                  --
                  bill
                  For instance, I changed default browser to Firefox from IE and the
                  syntax
                  System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("http://www.microsoft.c om/")
                  worked well.(It was opened in IE when IE was default, it was opened in
                  Firefox when Firefox was default).
                  What's the exact problem?
                  or do you want your users to open link in Firefox explictly:
                  System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt( _
                  "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox .exe", _
                  "http://www.microsoft.c om")
                  Hope this helps,
                  Onur Güzel
                  >
                  Bill,
                  Though it's just my nickname, thanks for your goodwill :)
                  >
                  However, i can't reproduce the problem you mentioned on XP, anyway
                  would you also try this:
                  >
                  Shell("explorer .exe http://www.microsoft.c om", _
                  AppWinStyle.Nor malFocus)
                  >
                  Hope this helps,
                  >
                  Onur Güzel
                  >

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