wanting to open IE in C++ program

[Ghost_25inf]

Hello

Im need some code that will help me add web access into my program. just some simple line that will tell the program to open a certain site up as the program runs sorta like if I wanted to run calculator in C++ I would use this

system("calc");

so is there something I can put in this to open internet explorer and go to a certain page?

[Plastic]

try setting your PATH envirornment variable to wherever iexplore.exe is... then run this code:

system("iexplore.exe <link goes here>");

-or-

system("c:\\program files\\internet explorer\\iexplore.exe <link goes here>");

best of luck!!

[Ghost_25inf]

I get a syntex error here is the program I am making.

# include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
float ConnectionSpeed=0.0;
float FileSize=0.0;
float Conversion=0.0;
double min=0.0;

// Opening Statement made here.

cout << " This program will calculate the time it will take" << endl;
cout << " your crappy computer to download the file you want" << endl;
cout << " please visit http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/" << endl;
cout << " To find out what your True bandwidth is." << endl;
cout << endl;
// add link to site to open here.
// User enters data here.

cout << " Enter your connection speed in Kb: ";
cin >> ConnectionSpeed;
system ("cls");
cout << " Enter your File size in MB: ";
cin >> FileSize;
system ("cls");

// calculations made here.

FileSize = FileSize * 1000000;
ConnectionSpeed = ConnectionSpeed * 1000;
ConnectionSpeed = ConnectionSpeed / 8;
Conversion = FileSize / ConnectionSpeed;
min = Conversion / 60;

// results returned.

cout << " It will take you " << min << " Minutes to download that file." << endl;
cout << endl;
cout << " ***** Built by InfantryGhost *****" << endl;

// End of program.

return 0;
}

[Plastic]

syntax error... ****... let me mess with it a little, i'll let ya know if I get it to work, k?

[Ghost_25inf]

ok thanks a bunch

[jaguar291]

I took out the system lines and it works fine for me...

# include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
float ConnectionSpeed=0.0;
float FileSize=0.0;
float Conversion=0.0;
double min=0.0;
int x;

// Opening Statement made here.

cout << " This program will calculate the time it will take" << endl;
cout << " your crappy computer to download the file you want" << endl;
cout << " please visit http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/" << endl;
cout << " To find out what your True bandwidth is." << endl;
cout << endl;
// add link to site to open here.
// User enters data here.

cout << " Enter your connection speed in Kb: ";
cin >> ConnectionSpeed;
cout << " Enter your File size in MB: ";
cin >> FileSize;

// calculations made here.

FileSize = FileSize * 1000000;
ConnectionSpeed = ConnectionSpeed * 1000;
ConnectionSpeed = ConnectionSpeed / 8;
Conversion = FileSize / ConnectionSpeed;
min = Conversion / 60;

// results returned.

cout << " It will take you " << min << " Minutes to download that file." << endl;
cout << endl;
cout << " ***** Built by InfantryGhost *****" << endl;
cin >> x;

// End of program.

return 0;
}

What are those system lines supposed to do?

jag291

[Plastic]

yea... the program runs fine as is, thats because he had it working. But look in the code where he has the comment:

// add link to site to open here.

he wants a code that will run IE to a link specified... the system code I posted was an attempt at that.

[jaguar291]

Missed that.. I'll take a stab it.. and get back to you...

[Ghost_25inf]

// this stands for internal comments any time you use // it voids out anthing after it in that line only, you can also use */ then text and this to close it /*

[Plastic]

Originally posted here by Ghost_25inf
// this stands for internal comments any time you use // it voids out anthing after it in that line only, you can also use */ then text and this to close it /*

actually, ya got it backwards... blocked comment codes are like this

/*  
comments
some more commends
yea, i'll keep commenting
*/