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Opening a dedicated web browser from a visio shape

Solved617 views30th September 2024Visio Web Link HTTP Browser
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Yvon Masson [DevOps Advocate]38 20th June 2024 2 Comments

Hello,

My shape is using the custom property to open external browser as follow:

Link http://xx.xx.xx.xx

Depending on the type of equipment I'd like to open the web page, I need to specify a dedicated browser.

For example IE for certain old equipments, Chrome for others, ...

Is there a shape property that will help doing so, bypassing the windows default browser app?

In top of that, is it possible to force either chromium, IE or Edge specificaly in the embedded web browser of the elements (per protocol I'd say) as this setup is generic to Cube?

Thanks in advanced,

Yvon

Marieke Goethals [SLC] [DevOps Catalyst] Selected answer as best 30th September 2024
Marieke Goethals [SLC] [DevOps Catalyst] commented 27th August 2024

I see that this question has been inactive for some time. Do you still need help with this? If not, could you select the answer that has been most helpful for you (using the ✓ icon)?

Marieke Goethals [SLC] [DevOps Catalyst] commented 30th September 2024

As this question has now been inactive for a long time, I will close it. If you still want more information about this, could you post a new question?

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Michiel Vanthuyne [SLC] [DevOps Enabler]4.10K Posted 21st June 2024 0 Comments

Hi Yvon,

This is not possible the URL directly in the "link" shape, but you can do this by specifying the application in the "link" shape, launching the necessary browser and passing the URL as argument. Check the documentation of the respective browsers to see how to use the arguments.

Do note that in this case the functionality could still be influenced by the settings of the operating system. E.g. on Windows 11, the IE link might automatically open in Edge, also the paths might differ slightly depending on the installed versions of the browsers.

You can find more information on this functionality here: Linking a shape to a program or a file | DataMiner Docs

Some examples:

Link |  C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe|https://www.skyline.be

Link | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe|https://www.skyline.be

Link | C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe|https://www.skyline.be

Marieke Goethals [SLC] [DevOps Catalyst] Selected answer as best 30th September 2024
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Toon Casteele [SLC] [DevOps Enabler]6.97K Posted 20th June 2024 0 Comments

Given that the link shape data will always open your default browser on that link (just like any link would), it would have to be up to that browser to open another browser given a certain url. I know of no ways to do this.

You can force the embedded browser used in Cube by setting the UseIE or UseEdge option on a Visio Shape. Or, in case you are referring to the embedded web pages of the device itself (in the element's data pages), you can add an exclusion in the system center.

Toon Casteele [SLC] [DevOps Enabler] Answered question 20th June 2024
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