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Create Domino button to open URL and add page to "Favorites"

I would like to create a button that, when the user clicks on it, will open IE, take them to the appropriate URL and then add this URL to their "Favorites" in IE. Is this possible? Thanks.

p_partha

@urlopen("javascript:window.external.AddFavorite('http://www.google.com','google')")

Partha

p_partha

or just give this in button after changing it to javascript:

window.external.AddFavorite('http://www.google.com','google')

Partha

jsquek

ASKER

I added the urlopen code to a button and got the following error: A JavaScript was encountered. Error: windows.external has no properties. Forgive me but I am a newbie developer. Thanks.

p_partha

did u try my second post ... it's just javascript

Partha

RanjeetRain

>> take them to the appropriate URL

window.open (URL, WinName, WinOptions)

>> and then add this URL to their "Favorites" in IE. Is this possible?

Yes, it is possible. However, it doesn't happen automatically. It prompts the user whether he/she wants to allow teh site to add a bookmark to their favorite. The code Partha already gave above. It works. See this page: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/methods/addfavorite.asp

RanjeetRain

Be sure about the capitalization. A and F in AddFavorite must be in upper case.

jsquek

ASKER

Partha and Ranjeet,

I tried this code in a Domino hotspot button:

window.open ('www.google.com')
window.external.AddFavorite('http://www.google.com','Test - google')

and got the following error message: Error: ToObjectError: window.external has no properties.

I copied and pasted both lines of code from your comments. Any ideas? Thanks a bunch

p_partha

what is ur IE version?

Partha

RanjeetRain

Are you opening the URLs from IE? Or are you using Notes' built-in browser? I am not sure whther Notes' built in browser supports external object.

jsquek

ASKER

My IE is version 6.0.2800.1106. Operating platform is XP SP1. Do you happen to know if similar code exists in LotusScript? Thanks.

qwaletee

The @UrlOpen does nto work, because it always assumes that there should be a :// protocol -- http:// or ftp:// -- and adds it if not present. A URL link might work, or hand-coded Javascript or HTML.

jsquek

ASKER

On my last post with the code I used ..., I had selected Javascript

I tried this code in a Domino hotspot button:

window.open ('www.google.com')
window.external.AddFavorite('http://www.google.com','Test - google')

and got the following error message: A JavaScript was encountered. Error: ToObjectError: window.external has no properties.

I copied and pasted both lines of code from your comments. Any ideas? Thanks a bunch

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RanjeetRain

Forgot the part two :)

      ' Part 1
      Dim retVal As Integer
      retVal = Shell("explorer http://www.google.com", 1)

      ' Part 2
      Dim IEObj As Variant
      Set IEObj = createobject("Shell.UIHelper.1")
      IEObj.AddFavorite "http://www.google.com","Google"

Create Domino button to open URL and add page to &quot;Favorites&quot;

Create Domino button to open URL and add page to "Favorites"