IE from Windows form

[mscott]

Anyone know if it is at all possible to launch IE from a windows form? Thanks.

[iebidan]

Yes you can...

create a form, add a button and under the click event of the button put the followin code

 

Dim ie As Process
ie.Start("iexplore.exe", "http://www.yahoo.com")

 

this should work

 

Regards

[Nerseus]

Here's another method:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://www.yahoo.com");

 

It will open in whatever your default browser is.

 

-Nerseus

[mscott]

Shell("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE " & path, AppWinStyle.NormalFocus)

[quwiltw]

You should probably stick to the ".net" ways that have been suggested. Either way, hardcoding the file path is not good.

[iebidan]

Using shell is the VB6 way, using the process class or the system.diagnostics is the .NET way, don't use shell

[superfoo]

Try the .NET way

 

shIE = New SHDocVw.InternetExplorer()

With shIE

.AddressBar = False

.FullScreen = False

.MenuBar = False

.Resizable = True

.StatusBar = False

.TheaterMode = False

.ToolBar = Convert.ToInt32(False)

.Height = 575

.Width = 750

.Top = 20

.Left = 20

.Visible = True

Call .Navigate(URL)

End With

[rnm89]

Opening Explorer . . . Newbie

 

I am trying to use this code below, on one form project it works but on another I am getting a debug error 'SHDocVw.InternetExplorer' is not defined.

 

 

' Open Internet explorer with no link bar

Dim shIE

shIE = New SHDocVw.InternetExplorer()

With shIE

.AddressBar = False

.FullScreen = False

.MenuBar = False

.Resizable = True

.StatusBar = False

.TheaterMode = False

.ToolBar = Convert.ToInt32(False)

.Height = 550

.Width = 800

.Top = 0

.Left = 0

.Visible = True

Call .Navigate(LinkLabel1.Tag)

End With

' END Internet explorer with no link bar

[Volte]

To use that method you need to add a refernce to shdocvw.dll, and

I have no idea where in windows it is. Just stick to the Process.Start

way, and you'll be fine. :)

[superfoo]

Reference

 

add the reference from the COM tab it is the 'Microsoft Internet Controls' (C:\WINNT\System32\shdocvw.dll).

 

lates :cool:

[rnm89]

I got it. . . . . Thanks

 

Thanks for the super fast feedback. I found the answer.

 

I needed to goto PROJECT then:

 

Add REFERENCE, Microsoft Internet Control, SELECT

 

I guess I did that at some time on the other form without knowing it.