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Code updated for 5.20+

This is a little IDE Tool.
It search on MSDN (Internet) for the word under the cursor in the IDE

Only add it to the "Tools" and give a shortcut like Ctrl + F1, and using '%WORD' for its arguments.

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Define.s Word
Word = GetEnvironmentVariable("PB_TOOL_Word")
If Word
  If Right(Word, 1) = "_"
    Word = Left(Word, Len(Word) -1)
  ElseIf Left(Word, 1) = "#"
    Word = Right(Word,Len(Word) -1)
  EndIf
  RunProgram("rundll32.exe","url.dll,FileProtocolHandler http://www.google.de/search?q=site:msdn.microsoft.com+msdn+win32+" + Word + "&btnI=true", "")
EndIf
You can't test the source, only the exe as tool!!!
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Post by einander »

Thanx!
Very useful!
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thanks for sharing it! very nice feature!
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Cool 8)
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My biggest project in PB4 Beta 1 :lol:
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works nicely :).
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Post by Flype »

Very handy. Thank you. :P

Just a little question : what's the difference between :

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RunProgram("rundll32.exe","url.dll,FileProtocolHandler http://www.google.de/search?q=site:msdn.microsoft.com+msdn+win32+" + Word + "&btnI=true", "")
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RunProgram("http://www.google.de/search?q=site:msdn.microsoft.com+msdn+win32+" + Word + "&btnI=true")
I guess that first one is api-dependant, but what else ?
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It's use the same FileProtocolHandler, as the IE. Webserver from M$ are optimized for IE. I hope it's give better results :wink:
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Yes but if my default browser is FireFox or Opera, it actually continue to open it in my defaut browser. :roll:
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Re: MSDNOnlineHelp for PB4 IDE

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Made this topic Sticky because it's an important tool for Windows users. :)

@Fred: Grrr! ;)
I compile using 5.31 (x86) on Win 7 Ultimate (64-bit).
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VERY NICE TIP! :D
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PB wrote:Made this topic Sticky because it's an important tool for Windows users. :)

@Fred: Grrr! ;)
With the IDE, you have a special access to the whole MDSN if you install it and remove the Win32.hlp from the help directory.
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Microsoft SDK has 920 MB
My Tool ... :wink:
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It's still a must have if you want to do serious development :P
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Fred wrote:It's still a must have if you want to do serious development :P
I have the Platform SDK, 2 win32.dll's, the old one and the new one. ;)

ASM - Optimizing.hlp
ASM.hlp
FPU.hlp

and a few others.. can't have enough docs around.

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