WorkbookBase.FollowHyperlink Method
Definition
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Displays a cached document, if it has already been downloaded. Otherwise, this method resolves the hyperlink, downloads the target document, and displays the document in the appropriate application.
public void FollowHyperlink (string address, object subAddress, object newWindow, object addHistory, object extraInfo, object method, object headerInfo);member this.FollowHyperlink : string * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj -> unitPublic Sub FollowHyperlink (address As String, Optional subAddress As Object, Optional newWindow As Object, Optional addHistory As Object, Optional extraInfo As Object, Optional method As Object, Optional headerInfo As Object)Parameters
- address
- String
The address of the target document.
- subAddress
- Object
The location within the target document. The default value is the empty string.
- newWindow
- Object
true to display the target application in a new window. The default value is false.
- addHistory
- Object
Not used. Reserved for future use.
- extraInfo
- Object
A string or byte array that specifies additional information for HTTP to use to resolve the hyperlink. For example, you can use ExtraInfo to specify the coordinates of an image map, the contents of a form, or a FAT file name.
- method
- Object
Specifies the way ExtraInfo is attached. Can be one of the following Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoExtraInfoMethod constants: Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoExtraInfoMethod.msoMethodGet or Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoExtraInfoMethod.msoMethodPost.
- headerInfo
- Object
A string that specifies header information for the HTTP request. The default value is an empty string.
Examples
The following code example uses the FollowHyperlink method to display the document at a specified address in a new window.
This example is for a document-level customization.
private void WorkbookFollowHyperlink()
{
this.FollowHyperlink("http://www.contoso.com/", true);
}
Private Sub WorkbookFollowHyperlink()
Me.FollowHyperlink("http://www.contoso.com/", NewWindow:=True)
End Sub
Remarks
Optional Parameters
For information on optional parameters, see Optional Parameters in Office Solutions.