ShellExecute in PB, open files as well as programs.

vanbeck · Post by **vanbeck** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:09 pm

Hi all, my first post!

Total newbie here so forgive me if this is not the right place, or if it's already been posted as a better snippet.

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Procedure shell(file$)
;ShellExecute(hwnd, NullString,FILE,NullString,"",ShowMode)
  If OpenLibrary(0, "shell32.dll")
    shell = GetFunction(0, "ShellExecuteA")
    CallFunctionFast(shell, 0, "", file$,"","",3)
    CloseLibrary(0)     
  EndIf
EndProcedure

Just call the procedure with your filename as the only parameter.

ts-soft · Post by **ts-soft** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:24 pm

Is the same as RunProgram

vanbeck · Post by **vanbeck** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:36 pm

Nope

- RunProgram would not let you run a shortcut, or an excel spreadsheet. Well unless it's changed, I couldn't get RunProgram to execute shortcuts or files.

Post by **Kiffi** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:49 pm

RunProgram would not let you run a shortcut, or an excel spreadsheet.

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RunProgram("c:\test.xml")

... and my texteditor starts

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RunProgram("d:\test.mdb")

... and Access starts

Greetings ... Kiffi

vanbeck · Post by **vanbeck** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:06 pm

Strange one!

It does work with extensions, but for some reason it RunProgram won't work with shortcuts (.lnk).

Thanks for trying to steer me right though guys, I can be a stubborn git sometimes, soz.

PB · Post by PB » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:12 pm

> for some reason it RunProgram won't work with shortcuts (.lnk)

Sure it does:

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RunProgram("c:\test.lnk") ; Works fine for me.

Kale · Post by **Kale** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:40 pm

IIRC, RunProgram wraps ShellExecute, so its the same.

ts-soft · Post by **ts-soft** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:56 pm

Kale wrote:IIRC, RunProgram wraps ShellExecute, so its the same.

Only if the first parameter not a executable, if the first parameter a executable its wraps the createprocess-api

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:58 pm

ts-soft wrote:
Kale wrote:IIRC, RunProgram wraps ShellExecute, so its the same.
Only if the first parameter not a executable, if the first parameter a executable its wraps the createprocess-api

Are you sure? I thought it used CreateProcess() always and then if it failed it used ShellExecute().

ts-soft · Post by **ts-soft** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:01 pm

>> Are you sure?
No. But wraps the shellexecute-api the create-process-api?

eJan · Post by **eJan** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:30 pm

@vanbeck a shorter way:

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ShellExecute_(#Null, #Null, "C:\Backup Job.bms", #Null, #Null, #SW_SHOWNORMAL)

vanbeck · Post by **vanbeck** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:28 am

Ahh, cool, I was wondering how to represent null in PB.

Thanks for all the input, sorry for the pointless post!

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:28 am

Ahh, cool, I was wondering how to represent null in PB.

Like this: 0. #Null is just a constant that is replaced with 0 when the program is compiled.