Follow Method
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The Follow method opens the document or Web page specified by a hyperlink address associated with a control on a form or report.
Syntax
object.hyperlink**.Follow**[([newwindow], [addhistory], [extrainfo], [method], [headerinfo])]
The Follow method has the following arguments.
| Argument | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| object | A Control object that contains a hyperlink. The combo box, label, list box, text box, command button, and image controls can contain hyperlinks. | |
| hyperlink | The hyperlink of the Control object. | |
| newwindow | A Boolean value where True (1) opens the document in a new window and False (0) opens the document in the current window. The default is False. | |
| addhistory | A Boolean value where True adds the hyperlink to the History folder and False doesn't add the hyperlink to the History folder. The default is True. | |
| extrainfo | A string or an array of Byte data that specifies additional information for navigating to a hyperlink. For example, this argument may be used to specify a search parameter for an .ASP or .IDC file. In your Web browser, the extrainfo argument may appear after the hyperlink address, separated from the address by a question mark (?). You don't need to include the question mark when you specify the extrainfo argument. | |
| method | An Integer value that specifies how the extrainfo argument is attached. The method argument may be one of the following intrinsic constants. | |
| Constant | Description | |
| msoMethodGet | The extrainfo argument is appended to the hyperlink address and can only be a string. This value is passed by default. | |
| msoMethodPost | The extrainfo argument is posted, either as a string or as an array of type Byte. | |
| headerinfo | A string that specifies header information. By default the headerinfo argument is a zero-length string (" "). | |
Remarks
The Follow method has the same effect as clicking a hyperlink.
You can include the Follow method in an event procedure if you want to open a hyperlink in response to a user action. For example, you may want to open a web page with reference information when a user opens a particular form.
When you use the Follow method, you don't need to know the address specified by a control's property. You only need to know the name of the control that contains the hyperlink. Conversely, when you use the FollowHyperlink method, you need to specify the address for the particular hyperlink you wish to follow.