sending commands

hi all i've been searching around the forums and found mixed answers to the topic of sending commands to a cmd.exe(command prompt) open window. is it possable? if so can someone show me how its done ? thanks for the help

Yes, there is a module created by Kevin Wilson that executes commands in command-prompt, you'll need this module (modShellCommand):

You can get this module here:


https://secure.filesanywhere.com/v.a...8C%5B%9C%A4vsn

You can try it out like this:

VB Code:

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim retrieve As String
        ShellCommand "help", retrieve$, vbHide, 30, vbNull, vbNullString, vbNullString
            MsgBox retrieve$
End Sub

or

VB Code:

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim retrieve As String
        ShellCommand "ping localhost", retrieve$, vbHide, 30, vbNull, vbNullString, vbNullString
            MsgBox retrieve$
End Sub

thanks for the repy does this actually send the command to the open window?

Maybe you find something useful in this thread:
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=352381

lol i've looked at that thread a few time but i think the problem is because when i run the command instad of being a normal command shell it show its from the svchost.exe :s i think that may be it
i explain what i mean a bit better in This Thread