How to open browser window in lightswitch application?

Question

I want to open browser window instead of new tab in current/default browser.

I am using this code in desktop client on screen command button click event.

            Microsoft.LightSwitch.Threading.Dispatchers.Main.BeginInvoke(() =>
            { 
                if (AutomationFactory.IsAvailable)
                {
                    dynamic shell = AutomationFactory.CreateObject("Shell.Application");

                    shell.ShellExecute("http://localhost:55722/Home/Index");
                }
                else if (!System.Windows.Application.Current.IsRunningOutOfBrowser)
                {
                    HtmlPage.Window.Navigate(new Uri("http://localhost:55722/Home/Index"), "_blank");
                }
                else
                {
                    throw new InvalidOperationException();
                }
            });

This code is opening my page in current/opened browser tab.

Can you please advice how to open browser window in desktop client on screen command button click event.

Your answer will appreciable! :)

Thanks,

Jatin

Is the solution required to work for all browsers, or are you restricting yourself to a specific one? — BobbyJ, Oct 09 '15 at 17:12
I want to open default browser. not an issue... but make sure your solution will open browser window not a new tab from LS desktopclient... let me know for future detail if you want — Jatin Gadhiya, Oct 09 '15 at 17:19

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

I tried this with IE and it opens a new window each time:

dynamic shell = AutomationFactory.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
shell.Run("iexplore.exe", 1, true);

Other browsers may work, but some may require command line arguments to open a new window every time. See Open a browser window as a pop under in C# for a Chrome example.

To detect the default browser, you could read from the appropriate location in the registry, as shown in Access registry from Silverlight OOB.

How to open browser window in lightswitch application?

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