• Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
programming forums Java Mobile Certification Databases Caching Books Engineering Micro Controllers OS Languages Paradigms IDEs Build Tools Frameworks Application Servers Open Source This Site Careers Other Pie Elite all forums
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
Marshals:
  • Campbell Ritchie
  • Jeanne Boyarsky
  • Ron McLeod
  • Paul Clapham
  • Liutauras Vilda
Sheriffs:
  • paul wheaton
  • Rob Spoor
  • Devaka Cooray
Saloon Keepers:
  • Stephan van Hulst
  • Tim Holloway
  • Carey Brown
  • Frits Walraven
  • Tim Moores
Bartenders:
  • Mikalai Zaikin

Links to URL

 
Greenhorn
Posts: 20
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Hi all,
My problem is that I have to link the helpMenuItem to a specified URL, which in turns will launch the system's default web browser. Can anybody help me?
It will be better if there is example.
any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED..
0=),
Crystal
 
Ranch Hand
Posts: 31
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Hi,
You can use Runtime.exec(cmd) method to launch the system's default browser. This is an example:
public class BrowserControl
{
/**
* Display a file in the system browser. If you want to display a
* file, you must include the absolute path name.
*
* @param url the file's url (the url must start with either "http://"
or
* "file://").
*/
public static void displayURL(String url)
{
boolean windows = isWindowsPlatform();
String cmd = null;
try
{
if (windows)
{
// cmd = 'rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler http://...'
cmd = WIN_PATH + " " + WIN_FLAG + " " + url;
Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
}
else
{
// Under Unix, Netscape has to be running for the "-remote"
// command to work. So, we try sending the command and
// check for an exit value. If the exit command is 0,
// it worked, otherwise we need to start the browser.
// cmd = 'netscape -remote openURL(http://www.javaworld.com)'
cmd = UNIX_PATH + " " + UNIX_FLAG + "(" + url + ")";
Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
try
{
// wait for exit code -- if it's 0, command worked,
// otherwise we need to start the browser up.
int exitCode = p.waitFor();
if (exitCode != 0)
{
// Command failed, start up the browser
// cmd = 'netscape http://www.javaworld.com'
cmd = UNIX_PATH + " " + url;
p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
}
}
catch(InterruptedException x)
{
System.err.println("Error bringing up browser, cmd='" +
cmd + "'");
System.err.println("Caught: " + x);
}
}
}
catch(IOException x)
{
// couldn't exec browser
System.err.println("Could not invoke browser, command=" + cmd);
System.err.println("Caught: " + x);
}
}
/**
* Try to determine whether this application is running under Windows
* or some other platform by examing the "os.name" property.
*
* @return true if this application is running under a Windows OS
*/
public static boolean isWindowsPlatform()
{
String os = System.getProperty("os.name");
if ( os != null && os.startsWith(WIN_ID))
return true;
else
return false;
}
/**
* Simple example.
*/
public static void main(String[] args)
{
displayURL("http://www.javaworld.com");
}

// Used to identify the windows platform.
private static final String WIN_ID = "Windows";
// The default system browser under windows.
private static final String WIN_PATH = "rundll32";
// The flag to display a url.
private static final String WIN_FLAG = "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler";
// The default browser under unix.
private static final String UNIX_PATH = "netscape";
// The flag to display a url.
private static final String UNIX_FLAG = "-remote openURL";
}
 
Huang Crystal
Greenhorn
Posts: 20
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator

Originally posted by Luong Nguyen:
Hi,
You can use Runtime.exec(cmd) method to launch the system's default browser. This is an example:
public class BrowserControl
{
/**
* Display a file in the system browser. If you want to display a
* file, you must include the absolute path name.
*
* @param url the file's url (the url must start with either "http://"
or
* "file://").
*/
public static void displayURL(String url)
{
boolean windows = isWindowsPlatform();
String cmd = null;
try
{
if (windows)
{
// cmd = 'rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler http://...'
cmd = WIN_PATH + " " + WIN_FLAG + " " + url;
Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
}
else
{
// Under Unix, Netscape has to be running for the "-remote"
// command to work. So, we try sending the command and
// check for an exit value. If the exit command is 0,
// it worked, otherwise we need to start the browser.
// cmd = 'netscape -remote openURL(http://www.javaworld.com)'
cmd = UNIX_PATH + " " + UNIX_FLAG + "(" + url + ")";
Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
try
{
// wait for exit code -- if it's 0, command worked,
// otherwise we need to start the browser up.
int exitCode = p.waitFor();
if (exitCode != 0)
{
// Command failed, start up the browser
// cmd = 'netscape http://www.javaworld.com'
cmd = UNIX_PATH + " " + url;
p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
}
}
catch(InterruptedException x)
{
System.err.println("Error bringing up browser, cmd='" +
cmd + "'");
System.err.println("Caught: " + x);
}
}
}
catch(IOException x)
{
// couldn't exec browser
System.err.println("Could not invoke browser, command=" + cmd);
System.err.println("Caught: " + x);
}
}
/**
* Try to determine whether this application is running under Windows
* or some other platform by examing the "os.name" property.
*
* @return true if this application is running under a Windows OS
*/
public static boolean isWindowsPlatform()
{
String os = System.getProperty("os.name");
if ( os != null && os.startsWith(WIN_ID))
return true;
else
return false;
}
/**
* Simple example.
*/
public static void main(String[] args)
{
displayURL("http://www.javaworld.com");
}

// Used to identify the windows platform.
private static final String WIN_ID = "Windows";
// The default system browser under windows.
private static final String WIN_PATH = "rundll32";
// The flag to display a url.
private static final String WIN_FLAG = "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler";
// The default browser under unix.
private static final String UNIX_PATH = "netscape";
// The flag to display a url.
private static final String UNIX_FLAG = "-remote openURL";
}


Thanx for the codes..
 
Huang Crystal
Greenhorn
Posts: 20
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Thanx for the codes, Luong Nguyen.
It worked.
0=),
Crystal
 
Consider Paul's rocket mass heater.
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic