Shell_Execute

Owned by Martin Gudme Søndergaard
Oct 26, 2022
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Description

Executes specified program/command using specified options

Syntax

Shell_Execute(sProgram, sArgument, bWait, iStyle, bCheckProgramExistence) As Boolean


Parameters

sProgram (String)

Program/command to execute

sArgument (String)

Command line arguments

bWait (Boolean)

Wait for termination before proceeding

iStyle (Integer)

Windows Style Constants (e.g minimized or normal)

bCheckProgramExistence (Boolean)

Check for existence of the program


Return value

giErrorLevel is set and contains the error code returned from the OS


Example

VBScript
If bStatus Then bStatus = Shell_Execute(gsWindowsDir & "\Regedit.exe", gsTempDir & "\Regfile.reg /S", True, 1, True)

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