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This module will let you read & write URL files (or Internet website shortcuts):

Option Explicit 'Declare all variables

Public Function WriteURL(ByVal Filename As String, ByVal URL As String)

On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
Dim FileNumber As Integer

'Take out any spaces
Filename = Trim(Filename)
'Add .URL if it is not there
If Right(Filename, 4) <> ".URL" Then Filename = Filename & ".URL"
'Find a free file number
FileNumber = FreeFile
'Open the file
Open Filename For Output As #FileNumber
'Output the shortcut
Print #FileNumber, "[InternetShortcut]"
Print #FileNumber, "URL = " & URL
'Close the file
Close #FileNumber
Exit Function

ErrorHandler:
Close #FileNumber
End Function

'Gets the URL from a *.URL file
Public Function GetURL(ByVal Filename As String) As String

On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
Dim TempVar As String
Dim Found As Integer
Dim FileNumber As Integer

'Take out any spaces
Filename = Trim(Filename)
'Add .URL if it is not there
If Right(Filename, 4) <> ".URL" Then Filename = Filename & ".URL"
FileNumber = FreeFile
Open Filename For Input As #FileNumber
'Get all the text in the file
Input(LOF(FileNumber), TempVar)
Close #FileNumber
'Find the URL = bit
Found = InStr(1, TempVar, "URL =", vbTextCompare)
'If it is found
If Found > 0 Then
'Remove the URL =
GetURL = Mid(TempVar, Found + 5)
'If it isn't found
Else
'Try finding it without the space between URL & =
Found = InStr(1, TempVar, "URL=", vbTextCompare)
'If it is found Remove the URL= before it
If Found > 0 Then GetURL = Mid(TempVar, Found + 4)
End If
'Take out any spaces in the URL
GetURL = Trim(GetURL)
Exit Function

ErrorHandler:
Close #FileNumber
End Function
'Find a free file number
FileNumber = FreeFile
'Open the file for input
Open Filename For Input As #FileNumber
'Return the file's contents
OpenText = Input(LOF(FileNumber), FileNumber)
'Close the file
Close #FileNumber

To use type something like:

Call WriteURL("C:\Windows\Desktop\www.My WebSite.url", "http://www.rickmusic.co.uk")

Or:

Label1.Caption = GetURL("C:\Windows\Desktop\www.My WebSite.url")

Etc.
 Reading & Writing URLs

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