accessing windows Find Files

i'd like my app to do a search for files and figure since Windows already includes a search tool, why not just use it. But I want to add a menu item to my app that opens this Find program of windows.

Problem is, what is it called? I tried Find.exe, but get a DOS error. Check your Start menu and open the Find app. Now figure out where on the hard drive this app is located.

Any answers?

The microsoft knowledge base explains this. You can access the instructions at the following URL:

http://support.microsoft.com/support...n_SRCH&SPR=VBB

Code:

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'Use window's find/search function

Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" 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

Private Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
Private Const SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2
Private Const SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3
Private Const SW_SHOW = 5
Private Const SW_MINIMIZE = 6
Private Const SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE = 7
Private Const SW_SHOWNA = 8
Private Const SW_RESTORE = 9
Private Const SW_SHOWDEFAULT = 10

Private Sub Command1_Click()
  Dim strPathToSearch As String
  strPathToSearch = "C:\"
  Call ShellExecute(Me.hwnd, "find", strPathToSearch, vbNullString, _
          vbNullString, SW_SHOWNORMAL)
End Sub

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Is there a way for the VB app to intercept the list of files returned from the search?