CDESKTOP-BROWSE

The CDESKTOP-BROWSE function opens a web browser or the system file explorer in order to browse for a URI.

Syntax:

CALL "C$DESKTOP" USING CDESKTOP-BROWSE                          URI                        [csFlag]                  GIVING returnCode

Parameters:

CDESKTOP-BROWSE	Constant
URI	PIC X(n)	Specifies the URI to browse for. The parameter value must include the protocol. Some examples: • "http://www.veryant.com" (navigate to the Veryant website) • "file://C:/Temp" (show content of C:\Temp)
csFlag	PIC 9	Optional parameter evaluated in thin client environment. If it is set to 1, the operation is executed on the client, otherwise it is executed on the server.

Return code:

returnCode can be any signed numeric data item and provides additional information:

0	Operation successful.
-	Unsupported operation or routine not supported in this context. This is returned for example if the routine is called in WD2 environment.
-2	Invalid or missing parameters.
-3	I/O error.
-4	A Security exception occured.