Using Firefox, but I want a link to open in Internet Explorer |
Using Firefox, but I want a link to open in Internet Explorer |
Styler001 |
Jun 29 2019, 12:27 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 14-January 07 Member No.: 1,573 |
I'm really not sure about posting this here since this is geared more towards website programming, but I posted on another HTML help forum a week ago and all I'm hearing there are crickets.
If this should be removed from here, I'll understand. Anyway, here's what I posted in the other forum... QUOTE My preferred choice of browser at work is Firefox. This works for almost all websites or apps I need to use/visit. However, there are a few apps we use that won't work on Firefox that we have to use Internet Explorer to open. I made myself an HTML menu for the sites I use most often, but, for the life of me, I can't figure out how to get this one line of code to work. That's not the real site I want to access with Internet Explorer since the site I need is my company's internal site and I shouldn't show that here. I'll just use Google as an example, hoping the process would be the same for my company's site. CODE <td><a href="file:"/c:/Program Files/Internet Explorer/iexplore.exe " http://www.google.com" target="_blank">Google</a></td> I'm pretty sure part of the problem is the quotes within the quotes. But I'm sure there's probably more to the problem than that. I've tried using the single quote and the &_quot; (without the _ but it won't let me type that here without displaying quotation marks) options, but couldn't get those to work either. Again, I know this may not belong on this forum, but if anyone can help, I'd appreciate it. |
Styler001 |
Jun 29 2019, 01:18 PM
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Unfortunately, with this being a work computer, I can't install anything.
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pandy |
Jun 29 2019, 01:32 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,733 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
Some browsers have it built in. Just sayin'.
I remember a standalone program. It lived in the tray and I think one copied the URL and could then choose from a configurable list of browsers to open the page in. Maybe something like that is still around? It should not and can not be done from a web page. Neither can a program on the user's computer be run from a web page, thank heavens. But even so, your quotes aren't matched. |
Christian J |
Jun 29 2019, 04:58 PM
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If you create URL desktop shortcuts in Windows, maybe this could work: https://www.technipages.com/windows-open-we...pecific-browser (I haven't tested)? |
Styler001 |
Jul 2 2019, 07:27 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 14-January 07 Member No.: 1,573 |
If you create URL desktop shortcuts in Windows, maybe this could work: https://www.technipages.com/windows-open-we...pecific-browser (I haven't tested)? Unfortunately, it looks like FF doesn't have that option. I've tried having my menu run the desktop link like that site mentions, but it wanted me to save IE. That's why I came up with this topic. Looks like my best option is just to do as was suggested and just note "IE only" or something like that in the option in my menu. And, yes, in case someone wanted to point out, I know I can just make bookmarks, too. I appreciate all of your suggestions and knowledge. |
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