Opening URL with Browser from within a dialog

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jonljacobi
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Opening URL with Browser from within a dialog

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I'd like to send users to a web site using a URL in and About dialog using the Windows default browser. I've seen it before. Anyone know how to do it?

Put another way, how do I invoke the default external browser and direct it to a Web page?

Cheers, Jon
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OpenWindow(0, 0, 0, 512, 384, "", #PB_Window_ScreenCentered | #PB_Window_SystemMenu)
CreateGadgetList(WindowID(0))

HyperLinkGadget(0, 20, 20, 150, 20, "Homepage!", #Blue)


Repeat
  Select WaitWindowEvent()
    Case #PB_Event_Gadget
      Select EventGadget()
        Case 0
          RunProgram("http://www.google.com")
      EndSelect
    Case #PB_Event_CloseWindow
      Break
  EndSelect
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Post by jonljacobi »

Thanks!!!

Cheers, Jon
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