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Hi - could someone please advise how to open a URL from VBA within Word.<br />
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I can re-focus on an open Internet Explorer using AppActivate, but I want to open a fresh instance of Internet Explorer and navigate to a specific URL without any interaction by the user, ie: no hyperlink to click on or button to press etc.<br />
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Also, will the code someone lists work with both IE6 and the new IE7 or more specifically, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Internet Explorer.<br />
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Many thanks.<br />
<br />
Justin.
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Hi - could someone please advise how to open a URL from VBA within Word.

I can re-focus on an open Internet Explorer using AppActivate, but I want to open a fresh instance of Internet Explorer and navigate to a specific URL without any interaction by the user, ie: no hyperlink to click on or button to press etc.

Also, will the code someone lists work with both IE6 and the new IE7 or more specifically, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Internet Explorer.

Many thanks.

Justin.

VBA for Microsoft Word:  Opening a URL

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.