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    Blaher yeah's Avatar
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    Smile internet

    Hey,

    can you make it so that it will open ie or mozilla to a site?
    can you open them at all?

    Thanks,
    Yeah

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    Code:
    include <stdlib.h>
    
    int main(void){
        system("mozilla.exe");
        return 0;
    }

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    what about to a site that want them to go to?
    not their home!

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    I think something like that would be more OS dependant. Some body else could probably shed more light on this than I could.

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    I know Firefox accepts an argument as the url to go to so

    Code:
    system("/path/to/firefox http://yourdomain.com");
    Could work.

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    ok, thanks!

    i have another though!!!

    what about choosing the default browser, not just firefox or ie, but it looks for the default
    is it possible?

    thanks,
    Yeah

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    Yes you could but I think that you should look into registry on Windows for that.
    And that get value from registry and then execute that with System().
    Maybe there is another way! But I dont now C so good that I could write a code for you how to get registry!

    For the Win code you could look this thread !

    And for pages on msdn look this thread!
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    ShellExecute?
    "Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods."
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    Are you trying to open a specific website? If you know the website you want to open just create a shortcut to it and then have your program open the shortcut. When you do this the OS will take over and load it in the default browser.
    i don't think most standard compilers support programmers with more than 4 red boxes - Misplaced

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    still,

    how do you make it open the default browser.
    maybe its an if statement!!

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    By opening the shortcut it will open it in the default browser, aka just open the shortcut.
    i don't think most standard compilers support programmers with more than 4 red boxes - Misplaced

    It is my sacred duity to stand in the path of the flood of ignorance and blatant stupidity... - quzah

    Such pointless tricks ceased to be interesting or useful when we came down from the trees and started using higher level languages. - Salem

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    really?
    i guess so!

    thanks

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    I know that if you use Run (Win+r, or startmenu) and type in an address like http://www.google.com it will open it in the default browser. I tested around some and found that "start" is like Run so...

    Code:
    system("start http://www.google.com");
    Of course, replace google with whatever you want.
    Last edited by OnionKnight; 02-12-2005 at 08:49 AM. Reason: Forgot code tag

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    While system() is a nice function and all, you would probably be better off with ShellExecute.

    This will open Google in the default browser:

    Code:
    ShellExecute(NULL, _T("open"), _T("http://google.com"), NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);

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    what does all that NULL stuff mean?
    i know that null means "nothing" or no info!

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