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Opening web browser

Hi
I have downloaded a few components from the net like TUrl
and TLinkLabel that are supposed to make a URL like link
in delphi..BUT they dotn work properly.. Im looking for
a component :- A label (or image) that when you move the
mouse over it, it changes the icon to a hand and if you
click on it, it launches your current browser (it must
find this automatically - need it only for Window 95/NT)

Does anyone know of such a component

Thanks in advance
Cheers
Andrew

ZifNab

Hi amyers,

Sure, a lot of these are available :

Here is one :

http://home.global.co.za/~peterv/pvlurl.zip

Regards,
Zif.

amyers

ASKER

This program does not compile properly under Borland Delphi 2
It gives a program with the reg query line in the code.

Cheers
Andrew

Stuart_Johnson

Yep. Try one of these:

http://www.global.co.za/~peterv/pvlurl.zip
http://delphideli.com/download/gotoweb.zip

And if they dont do what you are looking for, I have a fantastic one which I found ages ago but have been unable to locate since. I can email it too you if you want it.

Regards,

Stuart

amyers

ASKER

Hi

Both these components work quite nicely with one minor
problem.. If you click on the URL twice or two URL's it opens
TWO browsers instead of using the location in the first
browser.

ie Click on http://www.zzz.co.za -> Opens browser
Click on http://www.sss.com -> Use open browser with new
url (not open another browser)

Cheers
Andrew

Stuart_Johnson

Give me your email address and I'll post you the component Im using. I just tested it, and using IE 4.01 it used the same instance. It also changes colours when you click on it and returns to the orginal colour after x seconds.

If this doesnt do what you are looking for, then you may have to write it yourself.

Regards,

Stuart.

amyers

ASKER

Hi Stuart

Its andrew@gamtec.co.za
Look forward to seeing your component..

Thanx
Andrew

kimfriis

It is easy to make your self. You just Make an onClick handler for a TLabel that use the function ShellExecute found in the Fmxutil example that comes with Delphi and the file that you want to execute is just a HttpAddress. Like this:
Executefile('http://johndoe.com', '', '', SW_SHOW);
And you can just set the labels cursor to crHand, that should do it!!!!

ermac

To Stuart and amyers...

Can one of your please send me that component too??
My email address is wenwei@mbox2.singnet.com.sg

Thanks in Advance,
Ermac

amyers

ASKER

This will only work if the browser has set the .html extension
in the registry.. This does not work for Netscape ! This was my
first try which failed miserably.

What I need is a "really good" component that will open a browser if none is open and use an existing browser (if open already) and take the user to a particular web site / page..

Nothing complicated.

Thanks
Andrew

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