PeggieGreg
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force specific links to open in specific browser
Hello,
we have an application which requires the default browser to be Google Chrome but we have links which are sent which need to be opened in IE because they are clickonce applications.
i can install extensions onto everyone google chrome to allow this to work but we are a large company and i don't fancy installing 3rd party extensions onto each PC as a solution when they could become redundant and stop working after a period of time.
regardless i am trying to get link 1 to go to IE and link 2 to go to Chrome regardless where on the system it is clicked, for example (desktop, within an email or on the application itself).
example a: https://website.live.com:5443/main/(ending will be different so this needs to be a wilcard) to go to Chrome
example b: https://website.live.com:5443/client/runtime/(ending will be different so this needs to be a wilcard) to go to IE
please advise how this can be achieved.
we have an application which requires the default browser to be Google Chrome but we have links which are sent which need to be opened in IE because they are clickonce applications.
i can install extensions onto everyone google chrome to allow this to work but we are a large company and i don't fancy installing 3rd party extensions onto each PC as a solution when they could become redundant and stop working after a period of time.
regardless i am trying to get link 1 to go to IE and link 2 to go to Chrome regardless where on the system it is clicked, for example (desktop, within an email or on the application itself).
example a: https://website.live.com:5443/main/(ending will be different so this needs to be a wilcard) to go to Chrome
example b: https://website.live.com:5443/client/runtime/(ending will be different so this needs to be a wilcard) to go to IE
please advise how this can be achieved.
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@ste5an - thanks for the answer, that is basically what i thought. i just cant believe it is not possible to define within windows where specific links go... i will see if any other suggestions can be made.
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@Eugene Z
thanks for the other examples. this would work if we was deploying a button or script etc but we are not so i dont think this would work?
let me provide an example or a scenario which i would encounter.
1 - ApplicationServer sends e-mail to user.
2 - email within says 'your holiday request has been accepted, for more details please click this link: https://website.live.com:5443/
3 - user clicks that link and instead of opening in the default browser it looks at the address and points to alternative browser.
thanks for the other examples. this would work if we was deploying a button or script etc but we are not so i dont think this would work?
let me provide an example or a scenario which i would encounter.
1 - ApplicationServer sends e-mail to user.
2 - email within says 'your holiday request has been accepted, for more details please click this link: https://website.live.com:5443/
3 - user clicks that link and instead of opening in the default browser it looks at the address and points to alternative browser.
you can try to put this in a page "load' "event" without any need to "click"
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Hi Eugene,
i am very sorry if i am not understanding but how would i do this. can you provide with an example please?
i am very sorry if i am not understanding but how would i do this. can you provide with an example please?
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is there a way to force a hyperlink to open in specific browser? i could get the system to send out the hyperlink which points to correct browser.
for example i thought the following hyperlink would work as this works within a shortcut: “C:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe” https://www.google.com
but when you create that as a hyperlink it doesnt know what the "****" bit means and tries to search it also.
anyway around this?
for example i thought the following hyperlink would work as this works within a shortcut: “C:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe” https://www.google.com
but when you create that as a hyperlink it doesnt know what the "****" bit means and tries to search it also.
anyway around this?
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the post says 'This is server side code , you should write in your C# code behind method for Click event of Link Button .'
i do not have experience in C# and do not have access to the server which is sending these links. i can only manage from client side or using GPO.