ProcessWindowStyle having no effect!

[Navitas]

Hi,

Please can someone explain what is going wrong???!!!!

Here is the code from a sub that launches a program using the file extension:

Private Sub displayDoc(ByVal args As String)

Dim startargs As New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(args)
startargs.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Minimized
Dim doc As New System.Diagnostics.Process
doc.Start(startargs)


End Sub

Assume args has a value of c:\data\records.xls

Now while the above proccess does work - excel starts and loads the appropriate file - the ProcessWindowStyle has no effect. As you can see I want it to open minimised on the taskbar. If I msgbox the ProcessWindowStyle, it states that it is minimised - which is funny cos it's sitting right in the middle of the screen!!

If I pass in the executible as a filename - ie excel.exe and the file to open as an arguement, the ProcessWindowStyle works perfectly!

Is there any way round this - or is it just the way it is?

I have to do it this way - as I cannot be sure of the application the end user will have installed on their machine. I may be excel, or it may be star office etc hence the reason for opening by file association.

Thanks for any help in advance

Darren

 

[Navitas]

Anybody????

Or does this not make any sense to anyone??