OpenURL

Description

Opens the default Web browser and runs the specified URL in the browser.

Syntax

openurl ( string url )

Argument

Description

url

String specifying the URL to open in the default Web browser


Return value

Integer.

Returns 1 if the function succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. If any argument's value is null, returns null.

Usage

Call this function to run a URL from a PowerBuilder application.

The OpenUrl function has the same functionality as the HyperLinkToURL function of the Inet object, which means, you can use the OpenUrl function to replace the Inet.HyperLinkToURL function, because the Inet object is obsolete.

Examples

This example opens the default web browser and runs the URL "https://appeon.com".

OpenUrl( "https://appeon.com" )