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x = Shell("C:\My Documents\Book1.Xls")
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
Declare Function apiFindWindow Lib "User32" Alias "FindWindowA" _
(ByVal lpclassname As Any, ByVal lpCaption As Any) As Long
Global Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
Sub ShellExecuteExample()
Dim hwnd
Dim StartDoc
hwnd = apiFindWindow("OPUSAPP", "0")
StartDoc = ShellExecute(hwnd, "open", "C:\My Documents\Book1.xls", "", _
"C:\", SW_SHOWNORMAL)
End Sub
Parameter Description
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
hwnd Identifies the parent window.
lpszOp A string specifying the operation to perform. This
string can be "open" or "print".
lpszFile Points to a string specifying the file to open.
lpszParams Points to a string specifying parameters passed to
the application when the lpszFile parameter
specifies an executable file. If lpszFile points to
a string specifying a document file, this parameter
is NULL.
lpszDir Points to a string specifying the default
directory.
fsShowCmd Specifies whether the application window is to be
shown when the application is opened. This
parameter can be one of the following values:
Value Meaning
---------------------------------------------------------------------
0 Hides the window and passes activation to another
window.
1 Activates and displays a window. If the window is
minimized or maximized, Windows restores it to its
original size and position (same as 9).
2 Activates a window and displays it as an icon.
3 Activates a window and displays it as a maximized
window.
4 Displays a window in its most recent size and
position. The window that is currently active remains
active.
5 Activates a window and displays it in its current
size and position.
6 Minimizes the specified window and activates the
top-level window in the system's list.
7 Displays a window as an icon. The window that is
currently active remains active.
8 Displays a window in its current state. The window
that is currently active remains active.
9 Activates and displays a window. If the window is
minimized or maximized, Windows restores it to its
original size and position (same as 1).
Value Meaning
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 System was out of memory, executable file was corrupt, or
relocations were invalid.
2 File was not found.
3 Path was not found.
5 Attempt was made to dynamically link to a task, or there
was a sharing or network-protection error.
6 Library required separate data segments for each task.
8 There was insufficient memory to start the application.
10 Windows version was incorrect.
11 Executable file was invalid. Either it was not a Windows
application, or there was an error in the .exe image.
12 Application was designed for a different operating system.
13 Application was designed for MS-DOS 4.0.
14 Type of executable file was unknown.
15 Attempt was made to load a real-mode application
(developed for an earlier version of Windows).
16 Attempt was made to load a second instance of an
executable file containing multiple data segments that
were not marked read-only.
19 Attempt was made to load a compressed executable file. The
file must be decompressed before it can be loaded.
20 Dynamic-link library (DLL) file was invalid. One of the
DLLs required to run this application was corrupt.
21 Application requires Microsoft Windows 32-bit extensions.
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