I'm trying to setup a menu driven a

[SBTBILL]

I'm trying to setup a menu driven app. I want the main module to just call other .vb programs some of which will accept criteria and call another .vb program to display requested data. I can get a window to pop up using filename.showdialog but it is always empty. I'm using showdialog to get a modal screen.

 

[jebenson]

You are looking for System.Process.

System.Process.Start - starts a process (i.e., runs an exe). You can pass parameters to the process.

Here's an example:

Dim ProcProperties As New ProcessStartInfo
ProcProperties.FileName = "notepad"
ProcProperties.Arguments = "TextFile.txt"
ProcProperties.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Maximized
Dim Proc As Process = Process.Start(ProcProperties)

To make your program pause until the process is complete:

Dim ProcProperties As New ProcessStartInfo
ProcProperties.FileName = "notepad"
ProcProperties.Arguments = "TextFile.txt"
ProcProperties.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Maximized
Dim Proc As Process = Process.Start(ProcProperties)
[red]Proc.WaitForExit()[/red]

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