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Hyperlink.Follow Method

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Displays a cached document associated with the specified Hyperlink object, if it has already been downloaded. Otherwise, this method resolves the hyperlink, downloads the target document, and displays the document in the appropriate application.

Syntax

expression.Follow(NewWindow, AddHistory, ExtraInfo, Method, HeaderInfo)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Hyperlink object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
NewWindow Optional Variant True to display the target document in a new window. The default value is False.
AddHistory Optional Variant This argument is reserved for future use.
ExtraInfo Optional Variant A string or byte array that specifies additional information for HTTP to use to resolve the hyperlink. For example, you can use ExtraInfo to specify the coordinates of an image map, the contents of a form, or a FAT file name. The string is either posted or appended, depending on the value of Method. Use the ExtraInfoRequired property to determine whether extra information is required.
Method Optional Variant Specifies the way additional information for HTTP is handled. Can be any MsoExtraInfoMethod constant.
HeaderInfo Optional Variant A string that specifies header information for the HTTP request. The default value is an empty string. You can combine several header lines into a single string by using the following syntax: "string1" & vbCr & "string2". The specified string is automatically converted into ANSI characters. Note that the HeaderInfo argument may overwrite default HTTP header fields.

Remarks

If the hyperlink uses the file protocol, this method opens the document instead of downloading it.

Example

This example follows the first hyperlink in Home.doc.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Documents("Home.doc").HyperLinks(1).Follow

This example inserts a hyperlink to www.msn.com and then follows the hyperlink.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Dim hypTemp As Hyperlink

With Selection
.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd
.InsertAfter "MSN "
.Previous
End With


Set hypTemp = ActiveDocument.Hyperlinks.Add( _
Address:="http://www.msn.com", _
Anchor:=Selection.Range)
hypTemp.Follow NewWindow:=False, AddHistory:=True

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