Buttons and loading websites

[carlsevans]

I would like to use the drawTextAbsolute() function to put a button on a chart that would use the standard functionality to go to a website when the left button is clicked and also allow a callback function to do something when the right mouse button is clicked. I have code now that does either one but not both on the same button. Is there a way to go to a website without using the button syntax? If so then I could add that to my callback function for the left button.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions/solutions.

Carl

[Doji3333]

Use the following as an example..

They dont' need to be buttons. You just need to include a URL for the text label.

vURL = "@URL=http://www.ment.com/esignal/CS3RM.html";
drawTextRelative(0, 8, "3R+" + vURL, Color.black, Color.lime, Text.FRAME | Text.ONTOP | Text.BOLD, null, null, getValue("rawtime") );


Brad

[carlsevans]

Left and right button on same button

Brad,

Thanks for the suggestion about using a frame instead of a button but it still has the same functionality problem where both the left and right buttons go to the URL. I would like to be able to left click on the button or frame to go to the website and then a right mouse click on the SAME button or frame would be able to execute a function within EFS. I thought that if there was a way within EFS to load a website then I could use the button handler to execute that code for the left button. If there isn't an easy way in EFS then I can always execute a DLL call to the Windows API to load a browser and pass the URL, but I was hoping for an EFS solution.

Carl

[eSignal_JasonK]

Hello Carl,

We don't currently have a function to launch the browser within EFS. Within the Text object, the URL is built-in to the text string parameter when drawing the button so you won't be able to do a left-click/right-click to two different urls from one button. You will need to draw two buttons.