Thread: Linux equivalent to Win32 ShellExecute

Is there a Linux equivalent to the following Win32 statement?

Code:

      ShellExecute(NULL, "open", "http://myplace.com/forum/myforum",NULL, NULL,SW_SHOWNORMAL);

It displays a web page from within an app

Thanx

Hi

Maybe this will be useful for you, if you just want to display a web page with a browser. Or, you can use the same way I used, to call any function.

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>

int foo(char *adr[])
{
        pid_t pid;

        pid=fork();
        if (pid==0)
        {
                if (execv("/usr/bin/mozilla",adr)<0)
                        return -1;
                else
                        return 1;
        }
        else if(pid>0)
                return 2;
        else
                return 0;
}

int main(int argc,char *argv[])
{
        if (foo(argv)<=0)
                perror("foo");
        return 0;
}

Run the program from command line by passing the address of the page you want to display.

Your example is exactly what I need.

Thanx!

And what if mozilla suite isn't installed? How can I open a page in the default browser?

Just change the code for your favorite browser! You can make a search in the PATH to locate any possible browsers (mozilla, firefox, konqueror...)