Using ShellExecute on QueryUnload 1

[Bubbler]

I am wondering if I am thinking about this correctly. What I am trying to do is have the exe file in the ShellExecute actually execute if the app is closed via a reboot, (not closed using the application but literaly hammering the reset button on the machine.
Will putting the ShellExecute in the QueryUnload event cause this to take place and fire myapp.exe in this code?


Private Sub Form_QueryUnload(Cancel As Integer, UnloadMode As Integer)

If UnloadMode = vbAppWindows Then
ShellExecute hwnd, "open", App.Path & "\myapp.exe", vbNullString, vbNullString, SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED
End If

End Sub

 

[vb5prgrmr]

What may happen is you are going to delay the shutdown of windows until you are CTRL+ALT+DELETED, and I as a user would not be to happy about having to baby sit a shutdown.

Perhaps a better solution is on startup make an entry in the registry under "Run Once". Search this site for more info. Then if you do not want to run at startup you could remove the entry.

Good Luck

 

[Bubbler]

Thanks vb5prgrmr, I never thought of that, I will give it a go!