Default program on Ignition server or on the client?

Ignition
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I’m running Ignition 7.9.10.

If I create a window and just put a button that will ran this script system.net.openurl(“http://www.google.com”)

Will it open the default browser installed on the client of will it run the default browser installed on the server?

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It’ll open it on the client (whatever machine the button is actually pushed on).

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Thanks, I needed to make sure.

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OK, Sorry, but do you have to have the WEB BROWSER MODULE before you can execute this script?

system.net.openurl(“http://www.google.com”)

Because nothing happens when I try to run this script.

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No to web browser module
https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.net.openURL

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Not sure if that is just a typo in the forum, but just in case, the "url" in "openurl" needs to be uppercase:

system.net.openURL("http://www.google.com")
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Thanks nminchin I have read that but since it was not working I was having trouble as to why.

WillMT10 has brought to my attention that I was not using the correct case when I created the script. I will give that a try and see what turns out.

Thanks to both for all the help and information.

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Still needing help!
I created a simple window 1195 x 795 size, placed a container on that window 1175 x 775 size, then placed a button object and set the key press event to run this script.

system.net.openURL(“http://www.google.com”)

When I test in run mode nothing seems to be working.
Maybe I’m expecting the wrong results! I would expect that google would open in the container.

Am I missing something else?

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That function opens the URL in your platforms own browser, and only if allowed, not within the Ignition client. To open within the client, you need the web browser module.

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OK, now I’m beginning to see how things will work.

Thanks

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And in this case, you wouldn’t be using this function, you would be setting the url property on the web browser component to your url

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