Minimize or hide this DOS window

hi,
when i run a batch file it always pop up a DOS window on my windows 2000 computer.
how can i Minimize or hide this DOS window?
thanks

You would have to try the other parameters with SHELL, as I am not sure which ones work, but they should be the same or similar.

Or you can use ShellExecute, found here

http://www.mentalis.org/apilist/ShellExecute.shtml

can i not do this in VB ?

Run it like this?

VB Code:

Shell "batchfilename.bat", vbHide

?

Ive got the perfect code for you ; )

VB Code:

Option Explicit
Const SWP_HIDEWINDOW = &H80
Const SWP_SHOWWINDOW = &H40
Private Declare Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal cx As Long, ByVal cy As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
Dim tWnd As Long
Dim frmname As String
Private Sub Form_Load()
frmname = "ConsoleWindowClass"
tWnd = FindWindow(frmname, vbNullString) ' Change stuff in quotes so it will shrink it!! i.e. for paint it would be "paint"
    MsgBox tWnd
    If tWnd <> 0 Then
        SetWindowPos tWnd, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_HIDEWINDOW
    Else: MsgBox frmname & " not found!"
    End If
End Sub
 
Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
    SetWindowPos tWnd, 0, 200, 0, 100, 100, SWP_SHOWWINDOW
    MsgBox tWnd
End Sub