Using VB to open .exe's
If you mean to just run an executable then you can use
Shell(Command As String)
for example
Shell("C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe"
to open notepad
Shell(Command As String)
for example
Shell("C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe"
to open notepad
There is a matching API call that can make Shell() more powerful (ie. with the call if you shell("path\exampleworddocument.doc") it will open in word. By default the shell function only works on executables AFAIK).
quote:
No, it works with any registered file type.
Not without the accompanying Win32 API call.
Private Sub CmdShellTxt_Click() shell("C:\testtextfile.txt") 'produces 'invalid proceedure call or argument' errorEnd SubPrivate Sub CmdShellExe_Click() shell("C:\testexefile.exe") 'Runs textexefile.exeEnd Sub Try it. More info on the function here.
//EDIT: added MSDN link
[edited by - kazgoroth on June 2, 2004 3:08:27 AM]
quote:Original post by MaulingMonkey
If you mean how can you modify an .exe using visual basic, the answer is you can''t.
How the hell did you come to that conclusion? I''m really, truly, baffled. Seriously.
It''s _entirely_ possible to modify _any_ file using VB 6.0 Anyone who knows the language is aware of this. Perhaps, in the future, you should avoid making comments about subjects you know nothing about.
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