Call Calc.exe from Windows

[Corinne]

I was hoping that someone would help me with the steps to call the calc.exe calculator application from within Windows. I just want to call calc.exe up when the user clicks a calculator icon within my VB application. I would prefer to do it this way rather than reinvening the wheel by writing my own clac routine. Any suggeations?

Thanks, Corinne

 

[hardkor1001110]

Check out the "Shell" command in help. That will bring up the calculator. You could also use the SetParent api to make the calculator stay within your application's window(like an MDI) It also wouldn't be hard to integrate the calc into your app so it looked like your own calc by using some pictureboxes with SetParent.

 

[DaveShaw]

If You look up the SendKeys Function in help there is an app to call calc and press the buttons on it. Thanx Dave Shaw