Opening a browser and hiding the address bar help!

Question

I am working on a C# .Net project.

I am using the following code to open the browser from my application.

System.Diagnostics.Process process = new System.Diagnostics.Process();

process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;

process.StartInfo.FileName = URL;

process.Start();

Now how can i hide my address bar when the browser opens up for my customers. Please help!!

I even saw this piece of code but i dont know how we pass the URL.

System.Type oType = System.Type.GetTypeFromProgID("InternetExplorer.Application");

object o = System.Activator.CreateInstance(oType);

o.GetType().InvokeMember("menubar", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.SetProperty, null, o, new object[] { 0 });

o.GetType().InvokeMember("toolbar", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.SetProperty, null, o, new object[] { 0 });

o.GetType().InvokeMember("statusBar", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.SetProperty, null, o, new object[] { 0 });

o.GetType().InvokeMember("addressbar", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.SetProperty, null, o, new object[] { 0 });

o.GetType().InvokeMember("Visible", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.SetProperty, null, o, new object[] { true });

John Penn · Answer

o.GetType().InvokeMember(Navigate System.Reflection.BindingFlags.InvokeMethod null o new object[] { PUT URL HERE });

charanya suri · Answer

This was interesting to learn thanks so much! But the fact that the explorer does not give close button and forces user to use Alt+F4 is kind of not comfortable.

Ryan Alford · Answer

why not just open IE in kiosk mode? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154780 I do this for a client and it works very well.

John Penn · Answer

You would have to pass command-line arguments to IE using the process.StartInfo.Arguments property but IE doesn't offer any with the functionality that you're after (hiding the address bar). Opening a URL via the Process class and UseShellExecute will open the URL in the user's default browser which may not be IE. If you use the Reflection approach it will always open the URL with IE.

charanya suri · Answer

Thanks so much! That worked. But i am still curious if there is no way to do it while using Process. System .Diagnostics. Process process = new System.Diagnostics. Process (); process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = true ; process.StartInfo.FileName = URL; process.Start();

Opening a browser and hiding the address bar, help!