I need help with complicated computer stuff

[Guest Jabba The Hunt]

Ok ive recently got VB (Visual Basic) and Im trying to run programs from a form, (just for the hell of it really) anyway a guy I know told me to use the Shell command to do this, so i had a look through the Msdn library and found the code, ive been working on getting it write now for about an hour and it just wont work - if you are interested im trying to get word to run as the test piece, heres the code

 

Private Sub Word_Click()

Shell("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\WINWORD.EXE", [Windowstyle As VbAppwinstyle = vbMinimizedFocus]) As Double

End Sub

 

Word is the name of the button to activate word suprisingly.

 

If any of you amazingly intelligent monkeys can help then I would be very grateful.

 

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"Getting Drunk is great you should try it sometime"

 

"I did once, I just cant remember if I enjoyed it or not"

 

jabbathehunt@hotmail.com

[Guest Rune Haako]

I gave up on VB long ago. Sorry.

[Keyan Farlander]

I suggest:

 

Visual Basic sucks - don't use it.

[Guest Jabba The Hunt]

Me doing A level computer course, me have to learn it, me need help, please?

 

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"Getting Drunk is great you should try it sometime"

 

"I did once, I just cant remember if I enjoyed it or not"

 

jabbathehunt@hotmail.com

[Darth Jimbo]

jbaa im doin a-level computin, and we dont use VB, coz as many ppl have sed :

 

VB sucks

 

so dont use it!! use QBASIC instead :-D

[Guest Zoom Rabbit]

Have you tried sticking the garden hose in your DLL port?

 

Cleared up my computer's attitude problems, lemme tell ya...

[Guest Hans The Great]

I am a VB Programmer and the language does not suck, in fact it gets better all the time. As for your question Jabba: Some of those MSDN examples are not 100% correct, be wary about using them.

The Shell() command is actually a function that returns a value (integer). This number is the process handle, the shelled program's "ID number". Try using this code:

Dim X as Integer

X = Shell({Application Path})

(Note:If you get an "Error 53" message, then that means that the file path is incorrect)

Also,do you want to open Word minimized? That is what your code will do.

 

A better option might be to instantiate the Word object itself from within your code and work with it that way (This is what I usually do, I have'nt used Shell in a while). Check out the MSDN Online site for more info on that.

 

[This message has been edited by Hans The Great (edited September 10, 2001).]