hiding batch file execution 1

[kraus]

i'm running a batch file from one of my forms. how do i stop the dos window from appearing when the batch file runs?

after the batch file runs the graphics on my form shifts down about a half inche - hiding the bottom of my form.

 

[ramani]

Hi

loShell = CREATEOBJECT("wscript.shell&quot
lnSuccess = loShell.Run("myBatchFile",0,.t.)



ramani
(Subramanian.G),FoxAcc, ramani_g@yahoo.com

 

[ramani]

Hi
I pressed the submit button too early..

Another way to do it is..

DECLARE INTEGER ShellExecute IN shell32.dll ;
INTEGER hndWin, STRING cAction, STRING cFileName, ;
STRING cParams, STRING cDir, INTEGER nShowWin
=ShellExecute(0,"open","myFile.bat","","",0)




ramani
(Subramanian.G),FoxAcc, ramani_g@yahoo.com

 

[Stella740pl]

Ramani,
That's interesting.
Can I hide this way Dos window from RUNning a single Dos command (VFP6)? It doesn't bother me much, so I never thought of hiding it before, but it would be nice, though.
Stella

 

[kraus]

thanks ramani,

i don't quite understand it, but it works

very impressive, i will study it

matthew kraus

 

[kraus]

ramani - sorry to bother you again but...

i don't understand what the parameters (declare integer)means..

can you please explain?

 

[craigsboyd]

kraus,

There is a nice tutorial on the ShellExecute function on Mike Lewis's website:

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk/foxst-26.htm

Mike Lewis is also a member here.

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[Mike Gagnon]

Kraus

I don't understand what the parameters (declare integer)means..

Here is the definition of API from Microsoft:
Windows API
The Windows API (Application Programming Interface) consists of the functions, messages, data structures, data types, and statements you can use in creating applications that run under Microsoft Windows. The parts of the API you use most are code elements for calling API functions from Windows. These include procedure declarations (for the Windows functions), user-defined type definitions (for data structures passed to those functions), and constant declarations (for values passed to and returned from those functions).

In Ramani's example ShellExecute is an API call to a Windows function. Each of the API calls require parameters. If you want to learn more about using API calls in VFP, look at this link:

http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?group=-1&nothing=0

Mike Gagnon

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