Fonction SAP CALL_BROWSER - Call browsers with instance management

Paramètre Reférence Type Long. Valeur par déf. Facultatif Description
BROWSER_TYPE TOLE-APP C 32 X Obsolete: Do Not Use
CONTEXTSTRING SDOK_IFACE-CONTEXTSTR C 255 X Obsolete: Do Not Use
NEW_WINDOW SYST-DATAR C 1 SPACE X Under Win32: Open a New Window
URL C C 0 SPACE X URL of Browser Call
WINDOW_NAME C C 0 SPACE X Under ITS: Name of Browser Target Window

Exception Description
FRONTEND_ERROR Error occurred in SAPGUI
FRONTEND_NOT_SUPPORTED Frontend Not Supported
NO_BATCH Front-End Function Cannot Be Executed in Backgrnd
PROG_NOT_FOUND Program not found or not in executable form
UNSPECIFIED_ERROR Unspecified Exception

Functionality
Starts a Web browser with a specified URL on the front end on allplatforms supported by SAP.

  • SAP GUI for Windows:

    • The URL is sent to the operating system for a "shell execute". If one ormore instances of the standard browser are already running, depending onthe browser type and browser version, the last instance is used tonavigate to the specified URL, or a new window is opened.
    If no standard browser instance is active, a new instance is created.The WINDOW_NAME parameter is ignored.
    The parameter NEW_WINDOW enables a new browser process to be started ina new window.
    • SAP GUI for HTML:

      • Another browser window with the URL is opened next to the ITS window. Inparameter WINDOW_NAME you can specify the name of this browser windowand specify that it is used again in a further call. If the WINDOW_NAMEparameter is initial, a window with a default name is opened and usedagain, if required. Parameter NEW_WINDOW is ignored.
      • SAP GUI for JAVA:

        • On Windows 32-bit:
        See "SAP GUI for Windows"
        On Windows 16-bit:
        The application with the file extension ".htm" is started. The URL isspecified as a command line parameter. The WINDOW_NAME and NEW_WINDOWparameters are ignored.
        On OS/2:
        The program given the file extension ".htm" by the report RSSOSPPC isstarted. The URL is specified as a command line parameter. TheWINDOW_NAME and NEW_WINDOW parameters are ignored.
        On UNIX:
        The program under the logical file name WEBBROWSER (in the logical filepath WEBBROWSER_PATH) with the URL as a command line parameter isstarted. If there is no file in WEBBROWSER, the program with the logicalfile name NETSCAPE (in the logical file path NETSCAPE_PATH) is started.The WINDOW_NAME and NEW_WINDOW parameters are ignored.
        On Macintosh:
        The browser for MSIE (Internet Explorer) or MOSS (Netscape) is found,and the OpenURL method is called with the URL as a parameter. TheWINDOW_NAME and NEW_WINDOW parameters are ignored.

        Notes
        Parameters BROWSER_TYPE and CONTEXT_STRING are obsolete.
        The parameters NEW_WINDOW and WINDOW_NAME (relevant for different SAPGUIs) can be set simultaneously.

        Description
        Optional import parameter
        Type of browser that is compatible with the Viewer Controller of theInformation Repository.

        Default
        No default value.