Clicking on a button to run an executable (.exe). 1

[iao]

I work for a company that has a software program built in Visual FoxPro. The program runs via a simple .exe file. So, if you click on the .exe, the program starts.

However, we also are now starting to utilize VB applications.

What I would like to know is this: is it possible to simply add a button on one of the VB apps, so that when you click on it, it runs the specified .exe?

How would I go about doing such a thing? Any ideas as to what would go in the following code to just run a .exe in a specific directory? Please assume that I have already prebuilt into the code the location of the executable file under C:\TestProgram

Option Explicit
Private Sub RunProgram_Button_Click()

End Sub

Thanks so much!!!

 

[TheVampire]

Shell "C:\TestProgram", vbNormalFocus

Robert

 

[andyrne]

Note that in vb shell runs async (vb does not wait for the "shelled" program to terminate before continuing it's own execution). If this is a problem there are some examples on the internet of how (using api calls) you can force vb to wait until the shelled program has completed. Alternatively mail me andyrne@yahoo.com & I can send you a dll that'll do it (& source code)

A

 

[johnwm]

Or look up Shellandwait
This has been covered recently in this forum - do a search Let me know if this helps
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