Open URL in Default Browser (path) VI
- Updated2025-07-30
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Displays a URL or HTML file in the default Web browser. If the URL or path you wire to this VI contains a space character, the VI encodes the space as %20 before displaying the URL or HTML file in the Web browser. Wire data to the URL input to determine the polymorphic instance to use or manually select the instance.
(Real-Time Module) You cannot use this VI in VIs that run on RT targets.

Inputs/Outputs
path
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path is the path to the HTML file you want to display in the default Web browser. If the path is relative, the VI interprets the path as relative to the application directory, such as the labview directory or the directory containing the stand-alone application.
error in (no error)
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error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.
URL out
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URL out is the URL displayed in the Web browser.
error out
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error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality. |
path
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error in (no error)
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URL out
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error out
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