Append value to url in IE using window handle?

**JP Romano** · 11-02-2009, 05:24 PM

Hello all ...
I'm trying to manipulate a URL in an already opened IE browser window. In a nutshell, I need to change "http://www.excelforum.com" to "http://www.excelforum.com/this-is-the-new-part"

The code prior to this does the following:
- Opens a new instance of IE
- Enters the username and password required to get into the site
- Scrapes the source code, imports it into Excel, and parses the data
- Finds a row based on the current date and some text
- Extracts from that row a unique identifier...
- Obtains the window handle ID for the instance of IE displaying the website

Now I need to add the unique identifier to the url. I cannot open it in a new tab or instance of the browser, as it revokes back to the login screen.

I was assuming that the best way to do this would be to get the window handle, then just send a "tab" to get back to the URL, and enter the new URL.

If there's any other way to do this, I'm all ears. Otherwise, how can I send the keys using the window handle?

Thank you for any help

**Chippy** · 11-02-2009, 08:25 PM

The talk of window handles sounds like you're making it more complicated than it needs to be. Why can't you use your opened IE instance and navigate it to the new URL? Something like this:

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**JP Romano** · 11-03-2009, 10:02 AM

Chippy - excellent... works like a charm. That's exactly what I was looking for, but had no luck finding it in my searches. I agree that the window handle was way more complex than it needed to be, but couldn't figure out another approach on my own. Very much appreciated!