Load a HTML page into a running Microsoft Internet Explorer

[jbrohan]

Hello
I have a web-based help system for a LV program. When the user selects help on a particular topic from the Menu Bar I want to load that page into the IE that is already running. I start IE with an overview page at the start of the job. I want to know how to load the new page into the existing one Instead of starting a new instance of IE.
Also helpful would be a way to find the title bar names of Internet explorer. They seem to be the URL name.

Yours Sincerely
John www.tradersmicro.com

[THailey3]

Hi John!

In order to load another .html page into an already existing instance of IE, you just need to use the reference (green wire - Automation Refnum) for that instance of IE. Then you need to use another Invoke Node to load another URL into the web browser. Refer to the attached picture below for a visual of this.

Secondly, the Title Bar of IE is using the title of the .html document. For example, if you create an .html file in Microsoft Word and save it as a "Web Page," you will see that the Title Bar will say "Title of your file - Microsoft Internet Explorer."

Hope this helps!

Travis H.
National Instruments

[jbrohan]

Thanks very much. The ActiveX is SO powerful, I'll have to pay more attention to this!

Yours SIncerely
John