DefaultInternetURL Property (ActiveX)

Specifies the default Internet address.

Supported platforms: Windows only

Signature

VBA:

object.DefaultInternetURL

object

Type: PreferencesFiles

The object this property applies to.

Property Value

Read-only: No

Type: String

The default Internet address.

Remarks

Note: The value for this property is stored in the INETLOCATION system variable.

Examples

VBA:

Sub Example_DefaultInternetURL()
    ' This example returns the current setting of
    ' DefaultInternetURL. It then changes the value, and finally
    ' it resets the value back to the original setting.
    
    Dim preferences As AcadPreferences
    Dim currDefaultInternetURL As String
    Dim newDefaultInternetURL As String
    
    Set preferences = ThisDrawing.Application.preferences
    
    ' Retrieve the current DefaultInternetURL value
    currDefaultInternetURL = preferences.Files.DefaultInternetURL
    MsgBox "The current value for DefaultInternetURL is " & currDefaultInternetURL, vbInformation, "DefaultInternetURL Example"
    
    ' Change the value for DefaultInternetURL
    newDefaultInternetURL = "TestDefaultInternetURL"
    preferences.Files.DefaultInternetURL = newDefaultInternetURL
    MsgBox "The new value for DefaultInternetURL is " & newDefaultInternetURL, vbInformation, "DefaultInternetURL Example"
    
    ' Reset DefaultInternetURL to its original value
    preferences.Files.DefaultInternetURL = currDefaultInternetURL
    MsgBox "The DefaultInternetURL value is reset to " & currDefaultInternetURL, vbInformation, "DefaultInternetURL Example"
End Sub

Visual LISP:

(vl-load-com)
(defun c:Example_DefaultInternetURL()
    ;; This example returns the current setting of
    ;; DefaultInternetURL. It then changes the value, and finally
    ;; it resets the value back to the original setting.
    (setq acadObj (vlax-get-acad-object))
    (setq preferences (vla-get-Preferences acadObj))
  
    ;; Retrieve the current DefaultInternetURL value
    (setq currDefaultInternetURL (vla-get-DefaultInternetURL (vla-get-Files preferences)))
    (alert (strcat "The current value for DefaultInternetURL is " currDefaultInternetURL))
    
    ;; Change the value for DefaultInternetURL
    (setq newDefaultInternetURL "TestDefaultInternetURL")
    (vla-put-DefaultInternetURL (vla-get-Files preferences) newDefaultInternetURL)
    (alert (strcat "The new value for DefaultInternetURL is " newDefaultInternetURL))
    
    ;; Reset DefaultInternetURL to its original value
    (vla-put-DefaultInternetURL (vla-get-Files preferences) currDefaultInternetURL)
    (alert (strcat "The DefaultInternetURL value is reset to " currDefaultInternetURL))
)