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How to Navigate to an URL with the default browser

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Option Explicit

Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
Private Const conSwNormal = 1

Public Sub GotoURL(URL As String)
    ShellExecute 0&, "open", URL, vbNullString, vbNullString, conSwNormal
End Sub

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