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Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/27/2002 23:06:26
Hi all. I was asked to design a help page for a Visual Basic project with a table of contents and hyperlinks to the subject matter. This was pretty easy to do in FP2002 - it opens the help screen in a IE browser window when you click on the help button in the VB program. Now the client wants me to hide the IE address bar so a user can't navigate from the help window (like a popup). Any ideas how to do this?
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William Lee
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RE: Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/28/2002 4:01:47
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Hi all. I was asked to design a help page for a Visual Basic project with a table of contents and hyperlinks to the subject matter. This was pretty easy to do in FP2002 - it opens the help screen in a IE browser window when you click on the help button in the VB program. Now the client wants me to hide the IE address bar so a user can't navigate from the help window (like a popup). Any ideas how to do this?
In your VB IDE, can you not remove the cboAddress of the Web Browser form?
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RE: Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/28/2002 4:50:06
I believe the only thing you can't hide is the title bar! It's the visibilty property of the various window objects....
Also there is a HTML Help project, just search
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Edited by - caywind on 02/28/2002 04:51:13
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eslifkin
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RE: Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/28/2002 9:44:03
The title bar is ok - it's the address bar they want concealed. I found popup scripts at JavaScript Source that do this. One is called "protected link - it creates a popup that displays a full screen with only the title bar. I can't figure out how to modify the script to open an HTML page the same way. I need to ask the VB guy if I can install the popup within the VB script - that may work...
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William Lee
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RE: Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/28/2002 10:00:09
caywind, you don't say..I once had a link opened a FULL screen without anything, no title bar, no X to close...maybe the author opened it in excess of 1024x768
eslifkin, I thought you were the person doing the VB app. sorry I misunderstood you.
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eslifkin
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RE: Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/28/2002 10:42:02
Well according to the VB guy he can only link to an object such as a word doc or html page using ole (I almost sound like I know what I'm talkinh about!). caywind, I will look for that help project...
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William Lee
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RE: Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/28/2002 11:01:02
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Well according to the VB guy he can only link to an object such as a word doc or html page using ole (I almost sound like I know what I'm talkinh about!). caywind, I will look for that help project...
So the client had seen your web pages for the Help files but hadn't seen your Help files integrated with the VB app yet?
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RE: Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/28/2002 11:34:18
We had a demo yesterday and they liked my html help pages - they just want it to look like a popup so the user cannot surf the web from the help page!
I found the download for MS HTML Help Workshop so I will check it out. It sounds like it is more advanced than the FP stuff I do but I'm a glutton for punishment!
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William Lee
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RE: Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/28/2002 12:34:23
I believe the VB programmer can do up a form easily in VB to display your webpages without the address bar.
Your webpages(Help Files) will be contained in his Form. The Form is the Container for your web pages (I repeating myself?) The VB Form dictates whether to have Toolbar, menu, status bar etc.
Ask the VB programmer whether the WebBrowser control is available in his VB edition.
This will save you the work.
William Lee
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RE: Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/28/2002 13:36:17
Thanks. I e-mailed him the info. Let you know what happens...
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RE: Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/28/2002 17:53:24
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I believe the VB programmer can do up a form easily in VB to display your webpages without the address bar.
Your webpages(Help Files) will be contained in his Form. The Form is the Container for your web pages (I repeating myself?) The VB Form dictates whether to have Toolbar, menu, status bar etc.
Ask the VB programmer whether the WebBrowser control is available in his VB edition.
This will save you the work.
William Lee
Thanks, William - we turned on the WebBrowser control - it works great! You saved me much time and effort.
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William Lee
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RE: Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/28/2002 18:35:41
By the way eslifkin, where are you from?
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eslifkin
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RE: Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/28/2002 19:06:54
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RE: Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/28/2002 19:29:13
I guess your profile would have told me that. Have yet to fill out mine. I have purchased templates from the Theme Gallery in S. Korea. It works out nicely since I am usually doing Webs late at night (your workday)
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RE: Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/28/2002 19:57:34
eslifkin: There is a pop-up javascript found here at http://www.outfront.net/tutorials_02/faq.htm#popup
Just in case you still need pop-up down the road.
William Lee
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RE: Hiding file path in IE address bar - 2/28/2002 21:51:17
thanks again
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