open a webpage from a java application

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Hi there,

How can I open a webpage from an application by clicking a button using whatever browser user have ? Thanks!

glen

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What if you have the button do a doGet on the web page when you click the button

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Thanks Marilyn, I am still confused about the 'doGet' you mentioned. I know from an applet, I can use 'showDocument()' on an URL object to show a webpage, is there any similar way for an application or is this forbidden due to security reason? Could you give a little more detail? Thanks!

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