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shell function will help you<br />
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example<br />
&nbsp; shell(&quot;notepad.EXE&quot;, 1)<br />

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shell function will help you

example
  shell("notepad.EXE", 1)


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You can run a .lnk file using ShellExecute. &nbsp;See the microsoft KB article:<br />
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HOWTO: Use ShellExecute to Launch Associated File (32-bit)<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q170/9/18.asp" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q170/9/18.asp</a>&nbsp;<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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You can run a .lnk file using ShellExecute.  See the microsoft KB article:

HOWTO: Use ShellExecute to Launch Associated File (32-bit)
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q170/9/18.asp [http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q170/9/18.asp] 
 
Cheers!



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ninoo,<br />
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shell will not launch .lnk file...<br />
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Cheers!
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ninoo,

shell will not launch .lnk file...

Cheers!

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Shell doesn't do it. &nbsp;ShellExecute API looks promising, though. &nbsp;Thanks.
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Shell doesn't do it.  ShellExecute API looks promising, though.  Thanks.

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i am sorry about it mcrider
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How do I call a shortcut from within VB? &nbsp;This would be the equivalent of typing &quot;c:\app.lnk&quot; at the DOS prompt. &nbsp;The reason I want to do this is to force a 16-bit app to run in a separate memory space, as can be specified in the shortcut properties. &nbsp;Is there another way to tell an app to run in a separate memory space? &nbsp;I'm working on NT4.
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How do I call a shortcut from within VB?  This would be the equivalent of typing "c:\app.lnk" at the DOS prompt.  The reason I want to do this is to force a 16-bit app to run in a separate memory space, as can be specified in the shortcut properties.  Is there another way to tell an app to run in a separate memory space?  I'm working on NT4.

Launch an app via a shortcut from VB?

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.