How to create a link to a website in a window?

@gauravbhorkar-Pf9kZD • Oct 25, 2024

Oct 25, 2024

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How to create a link to a website in a window?

Example Window:
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When we click the link, the webpage should open in the default web browser.

Is there any Windows API function to do this?

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gaurav.bhorkar

@gauravbhorkar-Pf9kZD • Jan 12, 2010

Can anyone answer my question?
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Prasad Ajinkya

@prasad-aSUfhP • Jan 12, 2010

Hey Gaurav,
Why not use a simple VB application to do this?
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gaurav.bhorkar

@gauravbhorkar-Pf9kZD • Jan 12, 2010

I don't know VB.

I am creating a simple window program in C.
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Prasad Ajinkya

@prasad-aSUfhP • Jan 13, 2010

I am not so strong in C (perhaps others can help you). But suffice to say you have to create event handlers and events.

What say folks?
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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Jan 13, 2010
What programming language are you using? If its simple HTML:
```
[url=https://www.CrazyEngineers.com/]CrazyEngineers[/url] 
```
The target attribute will tell the browser to open the page in a new window.

Is that what you are looking for? 😕
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Manish Goyal

@manish-r2Hoep • Jan 13, 2010

Gaurav This is very interesting question that today you ask...i don't know much about it..but what my mind gives me this ..

First of all you have to include <stdlib.h> file.in your code..Now use something like this

Create a button on window ..when button will be clicked then this code will be executed
{
system("browser.bat");
}
here browser.bat will contain this name firefox.exe
now when ever you click button then browser will open
Now Question arises how to open a desired link..I will try this..
I hope this will help you
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Manish Goyal

@manish-r2Hoep • Jan 13, 2010

Gaurav just add this line to .bat file
@echo off.
start "link which you want to open"

Just give it a try i am sure you will achieve what you want..and Please post your code here
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gaurav.bhorkar

@gauravbhorkar-Pf9kZD • Jan 13, 2010
The_Big_K
What programming language are you using? If its simple HTML:
```
[url=https://www.CrazyEngineers.com/]CrazyEngineers[/url] 
```
The target attribute will tell the browser to open the page in a new window.

Is that what you are looking for? 😕
Ya, this works in HTML but I am creating a simple window in C, which should link to a webpage.
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gaurav.bhorkar

@gauravbhorkar-Pf9kZD • Jan 13, 2010

goyal420
Gaurav just add this line to .bat file
@echo off.
start "link which you want to open"

Just give it a try i am sure you will achieve what you want..and Please post your code here
I'll try your method and get back on this thread.
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gaurav.bhorkar

@gauravbhorkar-Pf9kZD • Jan 13, 2010
@ Goyal
The solution you suggested is not working. I think it works only for console applications.

But a very intense Google search got this solution :-
```
ShellExecute(hwnd, "open",
                "https://www.example.com",
                       NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
```
Its a windows API function and it is working perfectly.

Thank you guys for your suggestions.
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Manish Goyal

@manish-r2Hoep • Jan 13, 2010

The solution you suggested is not working. I think it works only for console applications.
Gaurav can you please post your code?
Actually i have tried this ..and this is working fine..
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gaurav.bhorkar

@gauravbhorkar-Pf9kZD • Jan 13, 2010

Here is the code snippet. I hope you know the contents of WinMain () function.

LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure (HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
    switch (message)                 
    {
        case WM_DESTROY:
            PostQuitMessage (0);       
            break;
        case WM_PAINT:
             OnPaint (hwnd);
             break;
        case [B]WM_LBUTTONDOWN:[/B]       /*To deal with the mouse click*/
             OnClick (hwnd, LOWORD(lParam), HIWORD(lParam));
             break;
        default:                      /* for messages that we don't deal with */
            return DefWindowProc (hwnd, message, wParam, lParam);
    }

    return 0;
}

void OnPaint (HWND hwnd)
{
     HDC hdc;
     PAINTSTRUCT ps;
     HFONT hfont;
     LOGFONT f = {0};
     HGDIOBJ holdfont;
     
     hdc = BeginPaint (hwnd, &ps);
     
     f.lfUnderline = 1;
     
     hfont = CreateFontIndirect (&f);
     holdfont = SelectObject (hdc, hfont);
     
     SetTextColor (hdc, RGB (0, 0, 255));
     
     TextOut (hdc, 0, 0, "Go to Google", 12);
     
     SelectObject (hdc, holdfont);
     DeleteObject (hfont);
     
     EndPaint( hwnd, &ps);
     
}

void OnClick (HWND hwnd, int x, int y)
{
     if ((x>0) && (x<85) && (y>0) && (y<15))
     {
               [B]ShellExecute(hwnd, "open",
               "https://www.google.com",
               NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);[/B]
     }
}

This is the output.

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