Start External App

Hi all,

I need to start an external application from within my program. This is usually no big deal using shell(), but in this case I need to set the working directory first.

Can someone help out with that? The equivalent batch file would look like:

cd "\Program Files\externalapp"
externalapp.exe

Normally, I'd do the batch file thing, but my program is a frontend for several programs, so I'd have to create several batch files, which would be counterproductive.

Thanks,
Gabe

Are you using a CommonDialog Control?

If so try this:

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
CMD1.InitDir = Text1.Text
CMD1.ShowOpen
End Sub

I hope I have understood your question correctly.

ChDir "\Program Files\externalapp"

I'm not using the CommandDialog, but that's probably because I've never heard of it. I'll look into it and see if it will work here.

Thanks for the suggestion.

As for the chdir, that looks like a fairly simple solution, so I'll give that a shot too. Thanks.