Shell_Execute
Description
Section titled “Description”Executes specified program/command using specified options
Syntax
Section titled “Syntax”Shell_Execute(sProgram, sArgument, bWait, iStyle, bCheckProgramExistence) As Boolean
Parameters
Section titled “Parameters”sProgram (String)
Section titled “sProgram (String)”Program/command to execute
sArgument (String)
Section titled “sArgument (String)”Command line arguments
bWait (Boolean)
Section titled “bWait (Boolean)”Wait for termination before proceeding
iStyle (Integer)
Section titled “iStyle (Integer)”Windows Style Constants (e.g minimized or normal)
bCheckProgramExistence (Boolean)
Section titled “bCheckProgramExistence (Boolean)”Check for existence of the program
Return value
Section titled “Return value”giErrorLevel is set and contains the error code returned from the OS
Example
Section titled “Example”If bStatus Then bStatus = Shell_Execute(gsWindowsDir & "\Regedit.exe", gsTempDir & "\Regfile.reg /S", True, 1, True)