The HyperLabel ActiveX control

This simple control simulates a hyperlink to a web page when placed in a suitable container, such as Visual Basic or Visual C++. The default appearance is shown in this screenshot.

What it does:

the control simulates a hyperlink on a web page
when clicked, the user's web browser is launched and navigates to the URL contained in the control's URL property
ftp//: and mailto: URLs are also handled
the control's caption can be set independently of the URL
navigation can be cancelled from within code before it takes place

Download

Click on the link below to download the control, and read the readme.txt file for installation instructions.

Download the HyperLabel control (25K)

Page last updated: March 14th 2004