Problem:

How to invoke the defualt web browser from a COBOL program

Resolution:

you can use ShellExecute to open a webpage

EX:

call "cob32api"                       

call winapi "ShellExecuteA" using     

     by value 0 size 4                

     by reference z"open"            

     by reference                     

     z"http://www.microfocus.com"     

     by value 0 size 4,               

     by reference sw-cwd              

     by value SW-SHOWNORMAL           

     returning se-hInstance           

end-call                              

Attachments:

OpenWebBrowser.zip