I need help creating a batch file that will launch IE to a specific URL and then follow a link from that URL to another. When I try to simply go to the second URL I get an error message. It seems that I have to be specifically directed from the first URL to get to the second. Not sure if my terminology is correct, hopefully this is easy enough to understand. @echo off start iexplore "http://mycompany.com" From that URL, I need to access a link to check email, which directs me to "http://XX.XXX.XX.XXX/mailmaxweb/mmweb.dll?default" but if I just try to access that URL directly I get an error message that the web page can not be found. I have used quotes around the URL's to prevent them from being displayed as links in this post.

Hello wrs I can help you get what you want. But i'm afraid it's not a Batch file. I tried doing it in a batch file but failed. But it is possible with VBS Option Explicit Dim objIEA Set objIEA = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application") objIEA.Navigate "http://www.google.com" WScript.sleep 5000 objIEA.Navigate "http://www.youtube.com" objIEA.visible = true The 2 URL's replace them with your own. Google as the first URL, Youtube as the 2nd.. Sleep 5000 That wait's 5 seconds. You can make this 20000 if you like depending on how quick you would like it to redirect. Just incase you haven't worked with a VB Script before. Put it into notepad just like a batch. But when you save it save as "Filename.VBS" Not .BAT Hope that helps. ****************************************** MSN = HardstyleMatt@hotmail.co.uk Need help? Just ask. :) ******************************************

Thanks for that, it accomplishes getting to the first URL but can not accomplish getting to the second URL. To be clear, the script works, and if I substitute a different URL (like www.google.com) it does work.

There's something else going on here, but I'm not sure what.

I think that the second URL can only be accessed by clicking the link from the first one?