SW_Maximized

[Gary Beene]

I thought %SW_Maximize would maximize the browser that this opens, but it does not. Nor does %SW_ShowMaximized.

#Include "win32api.inc"
Function PBMain() As Long
   Local iReturn As Long
   iReturn = ShellExecute(%Null, "Open", "http://www.google.com", $Nul, $Nul, %SW_Maximize)
End Function

I've found other places I've used this code but on retesting, none of them maximize the browser.

Am I forgetting something simple?

[Stuart McLachlan]

It's up to your browser to decide whether to accept that flag.
"The flags that specify how an application is to be displayed when it is opened. If lpFile specifies a document file, the flag is simply passed to the associated application. It is up to the application to decide how to handle it."

[Gary Beene]

Howdy, Stuart!

Thanks for pointing that out. I missed it when reading the page on ShellExecute.

[Michael Mattias]

Just ask yourself, Gary:

Do your applications look for and honor any "display" information passed when your applications programs start up?

Neither do a lot of programs!