SHELL |
SHELL(pathname [,windowstyle]) |
Returns the program's task id from running an executable programs (Double). |
pathname | The full path of the program to execute (String). |
windowstyle | (Optional) The constant specifying the style of the window (Integer): 0 = vbHide 1 = vbNormalFocus 2 = vbMinimizedFocus 3 = vbMaximizedFocus 4 = vbNormalNoFocus 5 = vbMinimizedNoFocus |
REMARKS |
* The taskID is a unique number that identifies the running program. * If "windowstyle" is left blank, then 2 is used. * By default this function runs other programs asynchronously. * Specifying a windowstyle of 1 opens the application in normal size and gives it focus. * The equivalent .NET function is Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.Shell * For the Microsoft documentation refer to learn.microsoft.com |
Dim dbAppID As Double
dbAppID = Shell("Microsoft Word", 1)
dbAppID = Shell("C:\Windows\Calc.exe", 1)
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