Launching Metro Apps from Foxpro

[timdobie]

Hi

I'm wondering if anyone knows a way of launching a "Metro"/Windows 8 UI style app from foxpro.
I have had some success using the Shellexecute() from the Win32API.
By calling for a specific file I can launch a "Metro"/Windows 8 UI style app as long as it is the 'default' program for that file type.
example:

cFileName = "c:\my_picture.jpg"
cAction = "open"
ShellExecute(0,cAction,cFileName,"","",1)



But if I need to launch a specific app (one that can't be chosen as the 'default' for a particular file type) like the Camera app.
Shellexecute() wont work.
example:

cFileName = "c:\Windows\Camera\Camera.exe"
cAction = "open"
ShellExecute(0,cAction,cFileName,"","",1)




I'm almost ready to resort to writing an executable in .NET that will launch the Metro and then launching that from foxpro.

Any Suggestions?

Thanks
Tim

 

[Mike Lewis]

Sorry I don't know the answer. But, rather than writing a .NET program to launch the Metro app, wouldn't it be easier to create a batch file or a desktop shortcut to do the job? I don't know for sure if that would work, but it might be worth thinking about.

Mike

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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

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