Invoking Browser from my C++ application

I am writing a C++ program that needs to invoke the Netscape browser within the program to display a HTML file that I have created. How do I invoke the browser through my program ? How do I have the browser fetch my web page ? My web page will be a simple HTML file that does not contain any script.

arnold_w wrote:
Aren't all standard LabVIEW VIs really DLLs underneath the surface?
NO, LabVIEW is a programming language and contains a lot of primitives. Some VIs are wrappers for DLL's but even calling these from C(#) might be a problem.
You can exploit the LabVIEW ActiveX interface to perform all the actions you want.
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