WOPR from Outlook (MSO 2003)

[CWBillow]

If I wanted to write a macro (for a button maybe) to call WOPR, I tried:

Public Sub Wopr()
Shell ("http://www.wopr.com/cgi-bin/w3t/login.pl?Cat="), vbNormalFocus
End Sub

But it wouldn't execute. With just enough basic to be dangerous, I had figured to use the same command structure that works galling other progs on my machine, but, oh well...

How might I fix this?

Regards,
Chuck Billow

[HansV]

Shell is used to start an application, but an URL is not an application, it is a web address.

Why would you want to use a macro to open the Lounge from Outlook? Add the Lounge to your Favorites, and/or add a shortcut to your Quick Launch Toolbar, etc.

[CWBillow]

Hans:

What I want to do is get WOPR to open inside of Outlook, not outside separate in the browser...

Shortcut should work, though... I guess also I was just trying it to see...

Regards,
Chuck

[HansV]

Shell wouldn't have helped then, for Shell always starts an application in a separate window.

[CWBillow]

Hans:

Shortcut worked out fine... Wish MS had left to Outlook Bar... Oh well...

Thanks for the help...

Chuck