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[DayLaborer]

I have a "fancy" keyboard with programmable buttons on it. On of them is a "mail" button. I want it to go to Gmail. The keyboard comes with a program to customize such buttons. I can set this button to run a program with a path (C:/Program Files/NameOfAppToRunHere.exe) or a website (

http://www.gmail.com).

When I program the button with

http://www.gmail.com

it always "hijacks" an existing Internet Explorer window. How can I adjust the URL so that it always opens it in a new window?

Thanks!
Eliezer

 

[Auger282]

you need to make the desktop shortcut point to IE .. not directly to the website... something like this

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -new

http://www.google.com

 

[vacunita]

Program the button to open C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe and then add at the end the website to open.

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe [URL unfurl="true"]www.gmail.com[/URL]

That should open up a new window, and load gmail in it.

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[DayLaborer]

There's something wrong with the syntax. This program needs to put quotes around the entire command. How do I "escape-out" the quotes so that it can have its quotes around the whole thing?

Thanks!

 

[bcastner]

Copy/paste into notepad and File, Save as... \windows\system32\ie_key.cmd

@echo off
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

http://www.gmail.com

Exit

Use ie_key.cmd as the object of the key command.

 

[DayLaborer]

I added quotes around the middle line of your code above and saved it as you suggested. When I ran it, I got this:[tt]
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

http://www.gmail.com

is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.[/tt]

 

[Trevoke]

Try auger282's idea.

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[DayLaborer]

I tried Auger's idea but, as I asked before:

How do I "escape-out" the quotes so that it can have its quotes around the whole thing?

I like that idea better than running a command file... just couldn't get it to work.

Please advise...

Thanks,
Eliezer

 

[lpblauen]

Just copy this.
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -new

http://www.gmail.com

Put " in front and at the end of iexplore.exe

 

[lpblauen]

You could also make a bat file with the commands in it and create a short cut on your desktop. like this:
from a dos window
notepad gmail.bat
then put the command
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -new

http://www.gmail.com

with "in front and back save and create the shortcut on your desktop.

 

[linney]

What have you got ticked in the Reuse Windows for Launching Shortcuts setting on the Advanced tab in the Internet Options dialog box? Try unchecking it and see what happens.

 

[DayLaborer]

Actually, Linney's idea worked!

Thanks much, all!
Eliezer

 

[DayLaborer]

Actually, one more question ...

I successfully used Linney's idea. I have the button executing this:
[tt]"

http://www.gmail.com"

[/tt]

Is there a way of having the IE window open in a minimized state?

Thanks again,
Eliezer

 

[bcastner]

Copy/paste into notepad and File, Save as... \windows\system32\ie_key.cmd

@echo off
start /minimized C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

http://www.gmail.com

Exit

Use ie_key.cmd as the object of the key command.

 

[DayLaborer]

...but no way to do it without using a command file?

 

[bcastner]

As I mentioned in detail earlier, that is a .CMD file which should be the object in your key definition. Follow my earlier instruction to create the .CMD file. Copy the file to some path'ed folder, such as C:\Windows

Then create the key shortcut: c:\windows\whatever_you_named_it.cmd

 

[DayLaborer]

Yes, I understand that. Is there any way to do it without running such a file, but rather having it execute one line directly?

 

[bcastner]

CMD start /minimized C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

http://www.gmail.com

 

[DayLaborer]

...sorry for my density, but how do I run that?

 

[bcastner]

The keyboard comes with a program to customize such buttons. I can set this button to run a program with a path (C:/Program Files/NameOfAppToRunHere.exe)

For the "path" enter exactly:
CMD start /minimized C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

http://www.gmail.com