This thread is for discussions of Launch a PC's default browser.

Change your code to:

Call ShellExecute(0&, vbNullString, "www.google.com", vbNullString, _
     vbNullString, SW_SHOWNORMAL)

 

But suppose the user doesn't run IE? *GASP* How are we to know where the default browser is?

in VB.NET there is a far easier way..

try this:

Dim myTargetURL As String = "http://www.google.com"
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(myTargetURL)

No declarations, etc..  works to launch the default browser whatever that is....

if i use vb.net, do all the clients need to install the .net framework?
im using vb6, is there another way doing the same thing?
using sell excecute is not good enougth, so someone plz help me

This will work, but if you need more flexability and maybe need to post some data, this will allow it. You will need to add a refference to Microsoft Internet Control for it to work.

The problem with this is that it always opens internet explorer, but the beauty is that you can post data, which means you can auto log users into a site

SHDocVw.InternetExplorerClass ie=new SHDocVw.InternetExplorerClass ();

Object vHeaders = null;

Object vPost = wm.PostDataByte;

Object vTarget = null;

Object vFlags = null;

ie.Navigate(wm.PostURL,ref vFlags,ref vTarget,ref vPost,ref vHeaders);

ie.Visible =true;