Inserting Field data into URL

[Feddy]

Hi, First post here so please bear with me.



i am attempting to gather an entry from an active form field and insert it into a URL so that i can go to the dell support website.

i tried to find information on this using Googlefu and unfortunately it doesn't seem common, i started playing around in code builder, this is what i have so far:

ActiveWorkbook.FollowHyperlink Address:="http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/servicetag/(service tag#.value)/configuration", NewWindow:=True

i found this code snippet on the internet, so i'm not 100% it will work, but i just need the value of the field "Service Tag#" at the appropriate place.

[rpeare]

ActiveWorkbook.FollowHyperlink Address:="http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/servicetag/" & [fieldname] & "/configuration", NewWindow:=True

[ranman256]

IN a query, combine the 2 items into a field:
select "http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/servicetag/" & tagID & "/configuration" as URL from table

Paste this code into a module, and it will open ANY file in its native application.
if the query is in a form, then click a button to run the code:

usage: OpenNativeApp txtBox
it will open the URL in IE if the item in txtBox is a website
it will open the doc in Word if the item in txtBox is C:\myfile.doc
if its just a file path, it will open in file explorer.

'Attribute VB_Name = "modNativeApp"
'Option Compare Database
Option Explicit

Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpszOp As String, ByVal lpszFile As String, ByVal lpszParams As String, ByVal lpszDir As String, ByVal FsShowCmd As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function GetDesktopWindow Lib "user32" () As Long
Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
Const SE_ERR_FNF = 2&
Const SE_ERR_PNF = 3&
Const SE_ERR_ACCESSDENIED = 5&
Const SE_ERR_OOM = 8&
Const SE_ERR_DLLNOTFOUND = 32&
Const SE_ERR_SHARE = 26&
Const SE_ERR_ASSOCINCOMPLETE = 27&
Const SE_ERR_DDETIMEOUT = 28&
Const SE_ERR_DDEFAIL = 29&
Const SE_ERR_DDEBUSY = 30&
Const SE_ERR_NOASSOC = 31&
Const ERROR_BAD_FORMAT = 11&


Public Sub OpenNativeApp(ByVal psDocName As String)
Dim r As Long, msg As String

r = StartDoc(psDocName)
If r <= 32 Then
    'There was an error
    Select Case r
        Case SE_ERR_FNF
            msg = "File not found"
        Case SE_ERR_PNF
            msg = "Path not found"
        Case SE_ERR_ACCESSDENIED
            msg = "Access denied"
        Case SE_ERR_OOM
            msg = "Out of memory"
        Case SE_ERR_DLLNOTFOUND
            msg = "DLL not found"
        Case SE_ERR_SHARE
            msg = "A sharing violation occurred"
        Case SE_ERR_ASSOCINCOMPLETE
            msg = "Incomplete or invalid file association"
        Case SE_ERR_DDETIMEOUT
            msg = "DDE Time out"
        Case SE_ERR_DDEFAIL
            msg = "DDE transaction failed"
        Case SE_ERR_DDEBUSY
            msg = "DDE busy"
        Case SE_ERR_NOASSOC
            msg = "No association for file extension"
        Case ERROR_BAD_FORMAT
            msg = "Invalid EXE file or error in EXE image"
        Case Else
            msg = "Unknown error"
    End Select
'    MsgBox msg
End If
End Sub

[Feddy]

thank you! i got it to work, althought i had to modify it slightly,

Application.FollowHyperlink Address:="http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/servicetag/" & [service tag#] & "/configuration"

Thanks for the help!!