>`start iexplore.exe http://www.activestate.com`
>use backticks to call the "start" command in the command shell, then
>pass an explicite exe name followed by the arguments. I tried it
>without the iexplore.exe and it only opened the window. I believe this
>is something that is wrong my machine since the same thing happens when
>I click on a link within Outlook. Therefore, If you just put
>
>`start http://www.myurl.com`;
>I might actually work the way you want it.
I've tried that previously - doesn't work in all versions of
Netscape/IE/Mozilla. Sadly enough, I haven't tried Opera. At this point, as
well, the above isn't foolproof - it doesn't help people who have screwed
up their PATH, or for those who have renamed files.
The "start" thing works for the same reason you can go to your Start menu,
choose "run" and type in a URL to be taken there by your default browser.
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