can i use a string as a command?

[lived]

i want to ask the user for a command that vb can execute and didn't find a way to do it. i want to do something like:

Let InputCommand$ = "For I = 1 to 10 : next I"
InputCommand$ 'execute command line

Or there is a way to create a file that VB can use to input command ?

SkyFighter

 

[PHV]

Have a look at the Eval function or the Execute statement.
WARNING: High level of risk doing that.

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[tsuji]

As pointed out already, but in this case, use execute more exactly. Further, vbs does not accept $ in the variable name. You have either take it ($) out, or enclose the variable name by square bracket every time you use it, [InputCommand$].

 

[lived]

I'm sorry i did a mistake. i was willing to post this threads in the Visual Basic(Microsoft): Version 5 & 6 forum.


SkyFighter