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System.Diagnostics.Process<wbr />.Start(&quot;<a href="http://www.google.com" rel="ugc">http://www.google.com</a>&quot;)<wbr />
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System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://www.google.com [http://www.google.com]")

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Imports System.Diagnostics<br />
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Dim procOptions = New ProcessStartInfo(&quot;C:\Progr<wbr />am Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe&quot;, &quot;<a href="http:\\www.google.com" rel="ugc nofollow">http:\\www.google.com</a>&quot;)<br />
procOptions.UseShellExecut<wbr />e = False &nbsp;' set to true to make silent/background<br />
Dim myProcess = Process.Start(procOptions)<wbr /><br />
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HTH
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Imports System.Diagnostics

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Dim procOptions = New ProcessStartInfo("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe", "http:\\www.google.com [http:\\www.google.com]")
procOptions.UseShellExecute = False  ' set to true to make silent/background
Dim myProcess = Process.Start(procOptions)

HTH

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Thank you!<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp;- Marc
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Whoops! Didn't refresh; however while Mikal613's solution will work; you don't have a reference to the process.<br />
With the way I do it, you can issue: myProcess.CloseMainWindow(<wbr />) and the window will close, among other possibilities.<br />
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I just don't like fire and forget stuff.
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Whoops! Didn't refresh; however while Mikal613's solution will work; you don't have a reference to the process.
With the way I do it, you can issue: myProcess.CloseMainWindow() and the window will close, among other possibilities.

I just don't like fire and forget stuff.

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How would one open a URL in VB.NET<br />
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example:<br />
IExplorer.Open(&quot;<a href="http://www.google.com" rel="ugc">http://www.google.com</a>&quot;)<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp;- Marc
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How would one open a URL in VB.NET

example:
IExplorer.Open("http://www.google.com")

   - Marc

Open URL in VB.NET

The .NET Framework is not specific to any one programming language; rather, it includes a library of functions that allows developers to rapidly build applications. Several supported languages include C#, VB.NET, C++ or ASP.NET.