FollowHyperlink Method
Displays a cached document, if it has already been downloaded. Otherwise, this method resolves the hyperlink, downloads the target document and displays it in the appropriate application.
expression.FollowHyperlink(Address, SubAddress, NewWindow, AddHistory, ExtraInfo, Method, HeaderInfo)
expression Required. An expression that returns a Presentation object.
Address Required String. The address of the target document.
SubAddress Optional String. The location in the target document. By default, this argument is an empty string.
NewWindow Optional Boolean. True to have the target application opened in a new window. The default value is False.
AddHistory Optional Boolean. True to add the link to the current day's history folder.
ExtraInfo Optional String. String or byte array that specifies information for HTTP. This argument can be used, for example, to specify the coordinates of an image map or the contents of a form. It can also indicate a FAT file name. The Method argument determines how this extra information is handled.
Method Optional MsoExtraInfoMethod. Specifies how ExtraInfo is posted or appended.
| MsoExtraInfoMethod can be one of these MsoExtraInfoMethod constants. |
| msoMethodGet Default. ExtraInfo is a String that is appended to the address. |
| msoMethodPost ExtraInfo is posted as a String or byte array. |
Example
This example loads the document at example.microsoft.com in a new window and adds it to the history folder.
ActivePresentation.FollowHyperlink _
Address:="http://example.microsoft.com", _
NewWindow:=True, AddHistory:=True