The openurl statement opens a URL (usually a web page or to create an e-mail message).
Parameters
This statement has one parameter:
url – is the the URL to be opened. If you are opening a web page, it is the absolute URL of the web page, starting with http://
. If you are creating an e-mail message, it must begin with mailto:
followed by the e-mail address (optionally followed by ? and the e-mail subject).
Description
The openurl statement opens a web page or creates an e-mail messages. (It can also be used to open a document, but we recommend using openanything instead).
To open a web page use the “http://” prefix. This example opens the HTML document Roadshow.html on the web server www.genericsite.com . The HTML document will be opened using the default web browser.
openurl "http://www.genericsite.com/Roadshow.html"
To create a new e-mail message use the “mailto:” prefix followed by the e-mail address. This will open the default e-mail client and create a new e-mail message addressed to the specified person. This example creates a new message addressed to webmaster@myisp.com.
openurl "mailto:webmaster@myisp.com"
To specify a subject for the new e-mail, add a suffix beginning with ?. (Note: Not all e-mail clients support this.) a new e-mail message use the “mailto:” prefix followed by the e-mail address. This example creates a new message addressed to lynn@mt.com with a subject of Your next assignment.
openurl "mailto:lynn@mt.com?Your next assignment"
To open a file on your local disk, use the prefix "file:///"
, like this:
openurl "file://My Disk:My Documents:Manual.pdf"
However, we recommend using openanything instead.
Error Messages
Could not open URL – This error occurs if the URL is not valid.
See Also
History
Version | Status | Notes |
10.0 | Updated | Carried over from Panorama 6, but the name has been changed from shellopendocument (which, for compatibility with older databases, will still work). |