Launch a URL

[Scott Rossi]

Howdy List:

Not sure if this already made it to the list or this is common knowledge,
but when trying to figure out how to launch a URL in a Windows browser
without using any external, the following seemed to work well:

  set the hideConsoleWindows to true
  put "http://www.metacard.com" into tURL
  get shell("start" && tURL)

The nice thing about this is:

1) no messing around with default browser registry entries

2) opens multiple URLs in a single browser window

3) simple!

Tested on Win95,98,2K and XP.  If anyone finds a problem with this, please
mention it, otherwise, hope folks find this useful.

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design
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