Runprogram behaviour

[Cor]

Textgadget
#txtURL contains --> http://www.ready4music.com

Runprogram(Getgadgettext(#txtURL),"","",2) does not fire the url

The following does work

temp.s = Getgadgettext(#txtURL)

Runprogram(temp,"","",2) does not fire the url

Am I missing something or is it a bug?

[PB]

> Runprogram(Getgadgettext(#txtURL),"","",2) does not fire the url

Yep, it fires fine for me with this code:

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If OpenWindow(1,300,250,400,200,#PB_Window_SystemMenu,"Window")
  CreateGadgetList(WindowID())
  ButtonGadget(1,20,50,60,25,"Button")
  StringGadget(2,20,100,300,20,"http://www.ready4music.com/")
  Repeat
    ev=WaitWindowEvent()
    If ev=#PB_Event_Gadget
      Select EventGadgetID()
        Case 1 ; Button.
          RunProgram(GetGadgetText(2),"","",2)
      EndSelect
    EndIf
  Until ev=#PB_EventCloseWindow
EndIf

[Cor]

It does not fire on win95

[PB]

> It does not fire on win95

True! Use ShellExecute instead of RunProgram like so, and it works:

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ShellExecute_(0,"open",GetGadgetText(2),"","",#SW_SHOW)

I think Fred intended RunProgram to be for apps only, and not web pages,
which may be why RunProgram doesn't work in this case on Win 95.

[TronDoc]

the RunProgram(GetGadgetText(2),"","",2) version
doesn't work here on WinDoze '98 1st Ed either;
but the ShellExecute_(0,"open",GetGadgetText(2),"","",#SW_SHOW)
works just fine.
Joe
P.S. Cor! what a way to get folks to visit your site!!! <kidding>

[oldefoxx]

This is the Second of Two Threads I have found that mention ShellExecute(), but I do not find it in the Help, nor does the IDE highlight or case-correct an entry of ShellExecute(). What gives?

--Never mind. I just noted the following underscore (ShellExecute_()), meaning it is a Windows API call. Dern! I wish my eyes were better.

[Pupil]

This is the Second of Two Threads I have found that mention ShellExecute(), but I do not find it in the Help, nor does the IDE highlight or case-correct an entry of ShellExecute(). What gives?

It's a Win32 API command. If you place a win32.hlp file in the help folder in your PB installation you'll be able to use F1 to get help. All commands ending with an underscore '_' are API commands and as such aren't included in the PB help file.

[Kale]

Get one of the latest Win32.hlp here:

http://www.garyw.uklinux.net/PB/WIN32.zip