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LiquidCode · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:16 pm Post subject: Default Browser

I did some searching on this here (and other places) and couldn't find much help. I am making a browser and I want to set it as the default browser. Anyone know how I can do this? I also want to make sure that if a link is clicked on a web page that is a popup, it opens my app and not Internet Explorer.

Thanks

Aslan · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:23 am Post subject:

I believe for you to do this, you will have to associate your app with as many web based file extensions (html, htm, asp, asx, php...etc) and mime http and https.

I don't think there is, for lack of a better term, a single switch or command that will set this for you.

Good Luck Wink

Aslan

Aslan · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:40 am Post subject:

This info might be of use to you.

LiquidCode · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:52 am Post subject:

I'll have to play around with this. Sounds like a pain, but if I can get it down, shouldn't be too bad. Would be nice if it was explained in full somewhere to make it less of a headache. Confused

Thanks a lot.

LiquidCode · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:57 am Post subject:

Well, I can get it to set default, but when I click on a link that is a popup window, it still opens in IE. I am using VDSBrw50.dll for the browser element, since it uses the internet explorer engine is that why it just keeps using IE for popups? I really need it to open in my app. Any more ideas?

Thanks

vdsalchemist · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:43 am Post subject:

LiquidCode,
The VDS Browser element is Internet Explorer. There is an event that the browser control fires when you click on a link. You have to trap that event and respond in a special way to tell the browser control to open popup windows in a different manner than it's default which is to open Internet Explorer as an Application. Another thing you could do is update the HTML with a little javascript to keep popups in your own window. I think I have some around here somewhere. I will look and let you know.

LiquidCode · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:06 am Post subject:

That would be great! I would be able to use the script on all sites, not just ones that I make?

Thanks a lot!