ATTACHBROWSER

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Syntax

INT = ATTACHBROWSER(win as WINDOW,OPT url as STRING)

Description

Embeds a browser control into the window specified.

Parameters

win - Window to embed the browser control into.

url - Optional. Initial URL to browse to.

Return value

Returns 0 if the browser was successfully initialized and attached to the window or -1 on failure.

Remarks

Once embedded into a window the window will contain the browser control until it is destroyed with CLOSEWINDOW. The browser is automatically sized to the client area. The window should be created with the @NOAUTODRAW style to prevent flickering when the browser control is resized.

The browser control requires Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater to be installed on the system

See Also: BROWSECMD, sample browser_demo.eba

Example usage

IF ATTACHBROWSER(mywin, "http://www.ionicwind.com") = -1
    MESSAGEBOX mywin, "Unable to create browser", "Error"
ENDIF