Hyperlink in Lisp, Tool Palette or Menu?

I'd like to create a hyperlink to a web page in a Tool Palette or as a menu item. IOW, I want to be able to click the tool (or pick the pulldown menu) and have it launch a web browser with a particular page current.

I've had some success with startapp:

(startapp "\"C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\IEXPLORE.EXE\"" "http://www.yahoo.com")

But if I don't include the whole path to IEXPLORE.EXE it won't launch. I can't assume everyone will have IE installed in that folder. Findfile doesn't fine it, natch.

Any ideas?

TIA

Bruce Clement
http://www.bruceclement.com

 

Hi,

There are two alternatives.

HH

and

Browser

I think you will find Browser more reliable.

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Regards,


Laurie Comerford
www.cadapps.com.au

 

Add this to your MNL file:

(defun navigate (url / shell)
(vl-load-com)
(setq shell
(vla-get-interfaceobject
(vlax-get-acad-object)
"Shell.Application"
)
)
(vlax-invoke-method shell 'Open url)
(vlax-release-object shell)
)

In your menu macro, you can just call
the following:

(Navigate "filename.htm")

The file can be local or anywhere on the
internet, in which case you would use a
URL like http://www.caddzone.com/index.htm.

 

We use HH.exe extensively.
It works like:
(startapp "hh.exe" "-800
k:/vdl2002/eglsp-help/wapening/disp-wabalkdsn2.html")
The -800 is the size of the explorer window.
Ofcourse any other URL can be used, thisone is an internal helpfile.
Works like a charm.

Jan

menu item. IOW, I want to be able to click the tool (or pick the pulldown
menu) and have it launch a web browser with a particular page current.

can't assume everyone will have IE installed in that folder. Findfile
doesn't fine it, natch.

 

Thanks for another example, Tony


vla-get-interfaceobject = vla-getinterfaceobject

 

This is how I set up our custom menu:

Code:

[Visit our Website]^C^C^C_.browser;www.russcarlson.com;

 

Thanks for pointing that out (I do it quite often).

 

There's a BROWSER command?!? Learn sumthin new every day...

Thanks, all!

Bruce
http://www.bruceclement.com