build a user interface

[engnouna]

Hi
I have built 3 VB6 projects,what I want is to build a user interface from which the user can select the project he wants to enter into.
is it possible to do this kind of interface?if yes,could you give me some ideas?

For instance,i imagine a form with 3 command buttons,if the user clicks on command1,so Project1 is launched,if the user clicks on command2,so project2 is launched...

Thanks in advance

[Static]

launched in the IDE?? or launched as a standalone app (exe)?

[jcis]

A good way to go in this cases is: have only 1 EXE (start interface) and the rest of the projects must be DLLs (dynamic libraries), but i see you already have those projects as separated standard EXE projects, so the way to go could be: make the interface as another standard EXE project and ShellExecute the app selected by the user.

[engnouna]

make the interface as another standard EXE project and ShellExecute the app selected by the user.

jcis can you be more specific?could you give me more details because I don't know about ShellExcecute

Thanks in advance

[jcis]

Example using 2 apps, assuming this:
- your interface and the other apps will be in the same folder
- The name of your first app executable is: App1.exe
- The name of your second app executable is: App2.exe
- Your interface is a project with 2 commandbuttons (Command1 and Command2)
Then the code for your interface would be..

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    OpenApp App.Path & "\App1.exe"
End Sub
 
Private Sub Command2_Click()
    OpenApp App.Path & "\App2.exe"
End Sub
 
Private Sub OpenApp(pPath As String)
    Shell pPath, vbNormalFocus
End Sub

Run your interface and press both buttons, each one will open the corresponding app.
This is just an example, you use your real app file names.
If you want to close the interface after the user selection then add Unload Me after the Shell line.

[khanjan_a2k]

Hey,
I am quite not that familiar with the topic u suggested. But is it possible that you can combine the three projects into one, create a new form to have and have it to startup... or are the projects just a little too big. Btw, isn't it possible to actually just open a file using Visual Basic. I am not quite sure, but I think it is possible to open files if you have an exact path... Anyways, sorry if I am wrong...
Khanjan

[engnouna]

Thanks jcis
I'll try your suggestion,i think it will work