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I would like to create a button, which opens several URLs in different tabs onSelect.

I do that like this:

Launch("https://www.bing.com", {}, LaunchTarget.Blank);

Launch("https://www.google.com", {}, LaunchTarget.Blank)

Somehow only the first URL opens, then it seems to stop.

What do I do wrong here?

Thank you

Roger

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Hi @rogerh ,

Yes, the launch function can only be triggered once on one button.

As an alternative workaround, put two launch code to two button, and add the third button to select them.

1. BingButton.OnSelect: Launch("https://www.bing.com", {}, LaunchTarget.Blank)

2. GoogleButton.OnSelect: Launch("https://www.google.com", {}, LaunchTarget.Blank)

3. The Button3.OnSelect: Select(BingButton);Select(GoogleButton)

Note: you can set two button to be invisible if they are not needed.

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Hi @v-siky-msft ,
I tried that beforehand. I have the buttons anyway but want to implement a shortcut for the user (we have about 12 different sites to open and it would be convenient - if needed - to do it in one go).
However, the result is exactly the same. The first website gets opened, the rest not. I
Roger

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Hi @rogerh ,

It's weird that when I try the following code again, it manages to open two separate windows.

Launch("https://www.bing.com", {}, LaunchTarget.Blank);Launch("https://www.google.com", {}, LaunchTarget.Blank)

The LaunchTarget argument is currently in Preview, and the LaunchTarget enum names are in transition. I am not sure if this is the if this is the problem, but I suggest you switch browsers and create a new app to try again to see if it works well.

Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/functions/function-param#target

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Hi @v-siky-msft
That's now really, really strange.
I tried calling Select to two buttons, only the first one is displayed,
I called Launch (as you did below) form one button, only the first is displayed

I tried Edge and Chrome - still the same.
So somehow we seem to have different results with the same code
Roger

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Hi @rogerh ,

It may not work as expected since it was just completed few days ago and still in Preview stage.

I found a suggestion that You cant leave the second parameter blank, not even fill it with some parameter in double quotes, you have to use the curly braces format and fill it with something, blank object doesn't work as well. So this works for me and doesn't break anything from here

So please try this to see if it can open two separate windows:

Launch("https://www.bing.com", {q:"1"}, LaunchTarget.Blank);Launch("https://www.google.com", {q:"1"}, LaunchTarget.Blank)

Hope this helps.

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Hi @v-siky-msft
thank you for investing the time!
Basically the launch by itself works. But whatever I do, only the first tab loads...
Roger

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Hi @rogerh,

Not sure whether this problem has been solved but I found a way to do this. I also was facing the same issue and wanted to open multiple links on different tabs at the click of a single button. Below is a sample of the code I used for the same:

ClearCollect(colLinks, "www.google.com");
Collect(colLinks, "www.bing.com");
ForAll(colLinks,Launch(colLinks[@Value],{},LaunchTarget.New))

Hope this helps.
Tanmay

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Hey! @rogerh I know it's been some time since you asked this question but I was able to find a workaround using your original formula! It is not a Power Apps issue, just a browser issue. I could not get multiple websites to open until I had allowed pop-ups for the site. In case you are still looking for the solution 2 years later haha! Hopefully, this helps!

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Hi @andywweaver , actually I gave up in the end but thank you for letting me know. If I need it again, I will try
Roger

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This may have something to do with your browser blocking Pop-ups and redirects!

To allow pop-ups and redirects, in chrome, go to Settings/Privacy and Security/Site Settings/Pop-ups and redirects then you can add apps.powerapps.com to the list of allowed sites for Pop-ups and redirects

I needed a similar function and this is what was preventing me. This will work properly if you allow Power Apps to open pop ups combined with the function:

Launch("google.com",{},LaunchTarget.New); Launch("bing.com",{},LaunchTarget.New)

When Power Apps first launches a website by default it opens a new tab. If you leave that tab open, any other launches from power apps will launch in the tab Power Apps has already opened. So when you launch multiple websites, it will technically launch all of them it will just land you on the last website in your chain of launch functions as it opens all of them in the same tab sequentially. That is why LaunchTarget.New is needed

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