Passing new URL to already running CEF application

[tashimaya]

I'm running cefsimple on Window 8.

I have registered a custom URL like this:

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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
      (Default) = "URL:CefSimple Protocol"
      URL Protocol = ""
      DefaultIcon
         (Default) = "cefsimple.exe,1"
      shell
         open
            command
               (Default) = "C:\Program Files\MyApp\cefsimple.exe" -url "%1"

<a href="cefsimple://bbc.co.uk">Go to BBC</a> // Link 1
<a href="cefsimple://google.co.uk">Go to Google</a> // Link 2

Clicking on Link 1 launches cefsimple.exe and it navigates to BBC fine. When I click on Link 2 I find the existing cefsimple window handle so that there is only one instance of cefsimple. This is working fine. What I would like to do is to navigate to google in the existing cefsimple window. How can I pass a new URL to already running CEF application and let it navigate to the new URL?

Many thanks

[magreenblatt]

How can I pass a new URL to already running CEF application and let it navigate to the new URL?

You can use WM_COPYDATA on Windows. See http://bcbjournal.org/articles/vol3/991 ... ations.htm for related discussion.

[tashimaya]

Thanks for the info!!