ShowURL(url As String)

Uses the appropriate web browser application (based on the user’s Internet settings) to go to the HTTP URL specified.

Parameters:

Name

Type

Description

url

String

The HTTP address to go to. Other types of addresses (ftp, smb, mailto) depend on the operating system and the browser.

Displays the supplied URL in the user's default web browser. If the browser is not open, it will launch the browser. Whether the URL opens in a new tab or a new window is controlled by the user's browser settings.

URL Prefix	Type	Notes
http://	web site	Displays in the default web browser.
mailto:	email	Opens the default email client with the supplied email address filled in.
ftp://	file transfer protocol	Opens the default FTP application to download the specified file.

Available in:

WindowMain	WindowLink
YES	YES

Used in:

XojoScript Name	GUID
Launch web browser with address url	791D6890-69E4-4E1E-8FAD-D431ADCCD4ED
Open Email Client with email address	5CCBA6BF-17C5-492C-9868-F3D40F9C5CF1

Hint: You can find more references to XojoScripts which make use of this function by sending the following SQL statement to the database:

Select id,GUID, ScriptName,ScriptCode from im_scripts where ScriptCode Like '%ShowURL%'

Example 1 XojoScript:

// Open email address in Mail client

Dim email, email_subject, message_text As String

// Example String:

' Dim s As String = "mailto:" + email + "," _

' + "notwo@snai1mai1.com" _

' + "?subject=" + email_subject _

' + "&cc=buddys@snai1mai1.com" _

' + "&bcc=secretfriend@snai1mai1.com" _

' + "&body=" + message_text

email = Trim(GetText("imTF_adr_EmailAddress"))

If email <> "" Then

ShowURL("mailto:"+email)

End If

Example 2 XojoScript:

// Launch URL in webbrowser, from address

Dim web As String

web = Trim(GetText("imTF_adr_Web"))

If web <> "" Then

If Instr(web,"http://")=0 Then web="http://"+web

If web <> "" Then

ShowURL(web)

End If