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ShellExecute in PB, open files as well as programs.
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:09 pm
by vanbeck
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.
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:24 pm
by ts-soft
Is the same as RunProgram
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:36 pm
by vanbeck
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.
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:49 pm
by Kiffi
RunProgram would not let you run a shortcut, or an excel spreadsheet.
... and my texteditor starts
... and Access starts
Greetings ... Kiffi
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:06 pm
by vanbeck
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.
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:12 pm
by PB
> 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.
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:40 pm
by Kale
IIRC, RunProgram wraps ShellExecute, so its the same.
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:56 pm
by ts-soft
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
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:58 pm
by Trond
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().
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:01 pm
by ts-soft
>> Are you sure?
No. But wraps the shellexecute-api the create-process-api?
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:30 pm
by eJan
@vanbeck a shorter way:
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ShellExecute_(#Null, #Null, "C:\Backup Job.bms", #Null, #Null, #SW_SHOWNORMAL)
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:28 am
by vanbeck
Ahh, cool, I was wondering how to represent null in PB.
Thanks for all the input, sorry for the pointless post!
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:28 am
by Trond
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.