how to open html file without menu bar using vb.net window application

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Hi I am trying to open HTML file in Firefox browser with following code

 Dim NewProcess As Process
 NewProcess.Start(url1)

by default it is opening in Firefox as my default browser is Firefox but it is opening with all tools and menu bar how can I open it without tools and menu.

how Can I use

window.open(url,"MyWindow","config='toolbar=no, menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,location=no,directories=no,atus=no'");

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See my edit. I made an edit to my second code where your app waits until the process has opened, then waits 1,5 seconds to then close the window that you do not want. — Visual Vincent
– Visual Vincent, Commented Feb 4, 2016 at 10:32

Visual Vincent · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-05 12:21:16Z

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You can try passing the -url parameter along with that code of yours when opening a new Firefox process.

Dim NewProcess As Process = Process.Start("firefox.exe", "-url ""javascript:window.open('" & url1 & "','MyWindow','config=toolbar=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,location=no,directories=no,atus=no');""")

EDIT:

Alternatively (since this does not seem to work in all cases) you could write a temporary HTML file which when opened creates a new window per your specifications.

Public Const BaseWindHTML As String = "<script>window.open('<replaceurl>','MyWindow','config=toolbar=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,location=no,directories=no,atus=no'); window.close();</script>"

Public Sub OpenNewWindow(ByVal URL As String)
    Dim HTMLPath As String = IO.Path.Combine(System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory(), "newwindow.html")

    Using Writer As New IO.StreamWriter(HTMLPath, False)
        Writer.Write(BaseWindHTML.Replace("<replaceurl>", URL))
    End Using
    Dim fProcess As Process = Process.Start("firefox.exe", "-url """ & HTMLPath & """")
    fProcess.WaitForInputIdle()
    Threading.Thread.Sleep(1500)
    fProcess.CloseMainWindow()
End Sub

Example use:

OpenNewWindow("http://www.google.com/")

edited Feb 5, 2016 at 12:21

answered Feb 3, 2016 at 19:46

Visual Vincent

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user4278149 Over a year ago

I tried this solution but the "newwindow.html" is also opening with the url so two windows are opening at a time I want only a url window to be open while with start process.

user4278149 Over a year ago

window.close() is not closing this window

Visual Vincent Over a year ago

@AnujaDeshpande I know you only want one window. I will try another workaround since window.close() does not seem to work.

user4278149 Over a year ago

I tried with the fProcess.Kill() it is killing both the browser windows.

Visual Vincent Over a year ago

@AnujaDeshpande : Hmmh, try replacing fProcess.Kill() with fProcess.CloseMainWindow(). I've updated the answer to that too (I'm afraid I won't be able to test this yet though).

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