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Library : shell32.dll Category : _CategoryNotSet

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API Description :

The ShellExecute function opens or prints a specified file. The file can be an executable file or a document file.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32" 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

Parameters :

· hwnd
Specifies a parent window. This window receives any message boxes that an application produces. For example, an application may report an error by producing a message box.

· lpOperation
Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the op

Return :

If the function succeeds, the return value is the instance handle of the application that was run, or the handle of a dynamic data exchange (DDE) server application. 

If the function fails, the return value is an error value that is less than or equal

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

Dotnet Replacement :

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()

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