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Aug 15 2007, 04:30 AM
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Newbie [Level 1] ![]() Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 13-August 07 Member No.: 48,092 |
This is a cool little idea I ve bee thinking about lately.
I am curious as to how I would make a webpage loader in an .exe form. Ex: many RPG games have a launcher program, that shows you the current updates and news, and checks for new updates. This thing usually shows a webpage to show the news and updates right? I was wondering how I would create one of those (What language?), or if I could possibly get a pre-made one where I can just change the code or the page it loads in its program frame. I really hope this makes sense. If not, I can try and make more sense of this. Thanks |
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Aug 15 2007, 11:00 AM
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Desperately seeking "any key" to continue... ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 3,500 Joined: 23-April 05 From: Trap17 storage box Member No.: 6,042 |
Would you say that RSS feed for Windows executable format would come closely to your need? I am thinking in terms of wider coding to be more flexible for the end user. Otherwise you can just display a web page to your choosing.
Majority of custom Windows GUI are based on Visual Basic? If so, I believe there's a way to stream HTTP information and include that within any frame. I know this can be done because I use CD/DVD auto start menu creating software that allows me to include any content for displaying, including an active web page, during a long installation process. So while it's installing, a shuffle of pages or information is displayed at a set interval time. |
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Aug 15 2007, 12:18 PM
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A clever man learns from his own mistakes, a WISE man learns from those of OTHERS ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,031 Joined: 12-April 06 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 21,719 |
As said by Buffalo, VB does have a control built into it for doing this sort of thing, i think if you go to the controls menu, hot key CTRL+T i think, and add the internet controls one and i think theres another control to, something like "internet" or "browser" or something. Once added you will have a new browser frame type tool which will let you draw a frame which will become a browser. you can then change the address with something like browser1.address or something.
I know its not a concise tutorial but check out the internet and look for something like "VB internet controls" in google or "adding a browser in VB" If youre not using VB then this information is irrelevant! |
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