You can create aninstance of Internet Explorer as follows:

set ie= CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")

It has te following methods :

ExecWB, Navigate2, QueryStatusWB,ShowBrowserBar

and the following properties:

AddressBar,Offline, ReadyState,RegisterAsBrowser,RegisterAsDropTarget,
Resizable,Silent,TheaterMode

There are no events.


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

> Dave,
>
> I would have thought that the window explorer does not support automation,
> so CreateObject is not an option.
>
> --
> HTH
>
> Bob Phillips
>
> "Dave F." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hi
> > I'm using VBA
> >
> > At the moment to open windows explorer I'm using:
> >
> > Shell "c:\winNT\explorer /n,/e,"
> >
> > Is there a way to use CreateObject?
> >
> > Would that be a better way or is Shell as good as it gets?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dave F.
> >
> >
>
>
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