Hey,
My want to make creation this time is a program where you would ask the user for a website and then they would input it and then IE/FF would open up and your done!.
Just I'm not sure how I would achieve this.
Just point me in the right direction. Thank you.
Jump to PostI think you would use the system() function. I'm no expert on the windows command line, but I think you can run programs from it. If so, you could pass a command to run firefox or ie, thought I'm not sure if you can pass the url as a command …
Jump to PostHow about?
system("start www.google.com");system("start http://www.google.com");
I think you would use the system() function. I'm no expert on the windows command line, but I think you can run programs from it. If so, you could pass a command to run firefox or ie, thought I'm not sure if you can pass the url as a command line parameter.
Once you know the web site, just spawn a process similar to below. Create a string like that, replacing DaniWeb.com with the site you want to go to. Note: this is on my Vista box so your browser might be in a different location on your computer. Right-clikc on your browser's shortcut then select properties. That will tell you the full path to your browser.
system("\"D:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe\" www.DaniWeb.com");
On Windows you can just put the website on the command line and it will open in the default browser, i.e. system("http://www.google.com");
On Windows you can just put the website on the command line and it will open in the default browser, i.e.
system("http://www.google.com");
doesn't work on Vista
D:\Users\AncientDragon>www.daniweb.com
'www.daniweb.com' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.D:\Users\AncientDragon>
Also tried other variations
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.D:\Users\AncientDragon>www.daniweb.com
'www.daniweb.com' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.D:\Users\AncientDragon>http://www.daniweb.com
'http:' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.D:\Users\AncientDragon>"http://www.daniweb.com"
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.D:\Users\AncientDragon>
How about?
system("start www.google.com");system("start http://www.google.com");
That worked on Vista.
We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.