VB calling other programs!!!

[cucswiz]

Does anyone know how to, within VB call other programs??? Specifically if I could open a command prompt and execute certain instuctions, that would be optimal. Anyone know how to do this in VB???? Or something similar??

 

[woyler]

You can use the Shell command

 

[Hackster]

You can also use the WinExec API
Private Declare Function WinExec Lib "kernel32" Alias "WinExec" (ByVal lpCmdLine As String, ByVal nCmdShow As Long) As Long

Private OpenProg As Long

OpenProg=WinExec("c:\program files\myfile.exe", 1)

 

[jofarrell]

I also found that if I wanted to add other information at the command prompt to write a bat file and call that from VB. Just a suggestion incase you wanted to do more than run an application.


Joanne