Open Web Browser Window to URL C# - C# Snipplr Social Repository

Revision: 59726

at September 26, 2012 23:13 by Verician

Updated Code

using System.Diagnostics;
using Microsoft.Win32;


private static string GetDefaultBrowserPath()
        {
            string key = @"htmlfile\shell\open\command";
            RegistryKey registryKey =  Registry.ClassesRoot.OpenSubKey(key, false);
            return ((string)registryKey.GetValue(null, null)).Split('"')[1];
        }


static public void openBrowser(string theURL)
        {
            string defaultBrowserPath = GetDefaultBrowserPath();
            try
            {
                Process.Start(defaultBrowserPath, theURL);
            }
            catch (Exception exp)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(exp.Message);
                System.Diagnostics.EventLog.WriteEntry("ERROR", exp.Message, System.Diagnostics.EventLogEntryType.Error);
            }
        }

Revision: 59725

at September 26, 2012 23:10 by Verician

Initial Code

using System.Diagnostics;
using Microsoft.Win32;


static public void openBrowser(string theURL)
        {
            string defaultBrowserPath = GetDefaultBrowserPath();
            try
            {
                Process.Start(defaultBrowserPath, theURL);
            }
            catch (Exception exp)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(exp.Message);
                System.Diagnostics.EventLog.WriteEntry("ERROR", exp.Message, System.Diagnostics.EventLogEntryType.Error);
            }
        }

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Initial Description

I needed to open a browser window from my small C# app as a result of a dynamic URL build from data received from the command line. This did the trick!

Initial Title

Open Web Browser Window to URL C#

Initial Tags

url, browser, web

Initial Language

C#

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