app.path

[ps71]

Hello!!

How to start notepad with app.path
/peter

[Chris Eastwood]

You can do this with the ShellExecute Windows API call :

eg.

In your forms declaration section :


'
private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" _
Alias "ShellExecuteA" _
(byval hwnd as Long, byval lpOperation as string, _
byval lpFile as string, _
byval lpParameters as string, _
byval lpDirectory as string, _
byval nShowCmd as Long) as Long
'




Now when you want to open NotePad with the path set at 'App.Path' :


ShellExecute 0, "open", "notepad.exe", "", App.Path, 1




You'll obviously need to change the path for the 'Notepad.exe' program (unless you have notepad.exe already in your path)


Chris Eastwood

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[Lothar Haensler]

use the ShellExecute API and specify App.path as the "directory" parameter (the 5th parameter)

or
chdrive and chdir to app.path and use the Shell command in VB