Article: Q185657
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s):
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Last Modified: 13-AUG-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0
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SUMMARY
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Hyperlink functionality is a new feature available in Visual FoxPro 6.0. Using a
hyperlink object, Visual FoxPro applications can be used to request an Active
Document container or to navigate to a given Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
This article describes how to use hyperlink objects to launch a Web browser when
the object is clicked.
MORE INFORMATION
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A Hyperlink object does not have a user interface and is supported only in
Microsoft Internet Explorer. The Hyperlink Button, Hyperlink Image, and
Hyperlink Label Foundation Classes in the Component Gallery, however, can be
used to create browser independent navigational capabilities.
The cTarget property of a Hyperlink object is used to specify the URL for the
object. The lnewwindow property of a Hyperlink object is used to determine
whether a new instance of the Web Browser is created when the object is
clicked.
The following code example illustrates use of the Hyperlink Button, Hyperlink
Image, and Hyperlink Label objects.
Sample Code
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1. Create a program called Testlink.prg, using the following code:
* Begin Code
CLOSE ALL
SET CLASSLIB TO home()+"ffc\_hyperlink.vcx"
ohyperlinkobject=CREATEOBJECT('hyperform')
ohyperlinkobject.SHOW
READ EVENTS
DEFINE CLASS hyperform AS FORM
TOP = 0
LEFT = 0
HEIGHT = 100
WIDTH = 385
DOCREATE = .T.
CAPTION = "Use of the Hyperlink Class"
NAME = "Form1"
SHOWTIPS = .T.
ADD OBJECT _hyperlinklabel1 AS _hyperlinklabel WITH ;
LEFT = 25, ;
TOP = 10, ;
HEIGHT = 25, ;
VISIBLE = .T., ;
FONTNAME = "Times New Roman", ;
FONTSIZE = 14, ;
FONTITALIC = .T., ;
AUTOSIZE = .T., ;
ctarget = "WWW.MICROSOFT.COM/VFOXPRO", ;
CAPTION = "FoxPro", ;
lnewwindow = .T., ;
NAME = "_HYPERLINKLABEL1"
ADD OBJECT _hyperlinkcommandbutton1 AS _hyperlinkcommandbutton
WITH ;
LEFT = 25, ;
TOP = 50, ;
HEIGHT = 25, ;
FONTNAME = "MS Sans Serif", ;
FONTSIZE = 12, ;
VISIBLE = .T., ;
ctarget = "WWW.MICROSOFT.COM", ;
CAPTION = "Microsoft", ;
lnewwindow = .F., ;
NAME = "_HYPERLINKCOMMANDBUTTON1"
ADD OBJECT _hyperlinkimage1 AS _hyperlinkimage WITH ;
LEFT = 200, ;
TOP = 0, ;
VISIBLE = .T., ;
ctarget = "WWW.MICROSOFT.COM/VFOXPRO", ;
PICTURE = home(4)+"\BITMAPS\TLBR_W95\PROP.BMP", ;
STRETCH = 2, ;
HEIGHT = 50, ;
WIDTH = 50, ;
lnewwindow = .T., ;
NAME = "_HYPERLINKIMAGE1"
ADD OBJECT command1 AS COMMANDBUTTON WITH ;
LEFT =200, ;
HEIGHT =25, ;
CAPTION ="Clear Form", ;
TOP =60, ;
WIDTH =100, ;
NAME = "Command1", ;
TOOLTIPTEXT= "Close this form"
PROCEDURE command1.CLICK
CLEAR EVENTS
ENDPROC
ENDDEFINE
* End Code
2. In the Command window type the following:
DO TESTLINK
3. Click the label, captioned "FoxPro", to launch an instance of the default Web
browser and navigate to the URL specified with the cTarget property.
4. Click the Command button, captioned "Microsoft", to navigate to the URL
specified with the cTarget property without launching a new instance of the
Web browser.
5. Click the Hyperlink Image to launch an instance of the default Web browser
and navigate to the URL specified with the cTarget property.
REFERENCES
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Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Help; search on: "Hyperlink Button"; "Hyperlink
Image"; "Hyperlink Label"; "Hyperlink Object"
Additional query words: kbvfp600
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Keywords :
Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type : kbhowto
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