Open a webpage using a batch file

$ausage$

Hi,

I was wondering if you know the code to open you browzer (firefox) and automaticaly open say 1 or 3 webpages in the tabs to my favourite pages.

SO when i click it it opens firefox with 3 tabs and 3 pages that i can change

thanks

Jonny

MrPinK

"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" "www.site1.com|www.site2.com|www.site3.com"

If you installed firefox somewhere else, change the path as appropiate.

$ausage$

Thats great thanks only problem is that it finds my cashed site so it dosent update everytime i open it up. any ideas?

Martyr

Look up WMI classes on MSDN, using VBScript, can do almost anything.:cool:

Hobbes

In XP all you have to do from the command prompt...

start http://www.google.com

will take your default browser and even open in a new tab if you have your browser set that way.

BrokenArrows

MrPinK wrote:

"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" "www.site1.com|www.site2.com|www.site3.com"

If you installed firefox somewhere else, change the path as appropiate.

Thats cool.

Karoma

$ausage$ wrote:

Thats great thanks only problem is that it finds my cashed site so it dosent update everytime i open it up. any ideas?

Change your browser settings..

Also, if this isn't just for you:
I'd recommend hardcoding the browser path to FireFox (or Opera,etc. that has tabbed browsing) but also code a start (See: Hobbes' post above) as a fallback to cater for different browsers/machine setup.
This is where batch file solutions obviously fall short - the code gets longer.. VBScript may be a better way of approaching this if there are possible differences..

Hobbes

Start should handle every browser you have installed as long as they launch webpages from double clicking. You really don't have to get into that fancy programming.

Karoma

Hobbes wrote:

Start should handle every browser you have installed as long as they launch webpages from double clicking. You really don't have to get into that fancy programming.

But IE doesn't handle | / tabbed browsing -so he'll have to cater for this exception... As it seems preferable (i.e. was in the OP) - it's best to explicitly specify browsers that can handle it first.

Hobbes

IE7 is supposed to. but point made.