Launch Application

[Mark35]

Can anyone tell me how I can open a file using a specified application. For example how would I open a txt file in MS Word. I know I can use Shell to open a file using the file associated application, but I am unsure how to specify the application I wish to use to open the file.


Many Thanks

[IROY55]

You can do something like this:

Shell "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\WINWORD.EXE c:\test.txt", vbNormalFocus

[duc]

heres a link to what i learned

http://vbforums.com/showthread.php?s...56#post1214156

[James Stanich]

Originally posted by duc
heres a link to what i learned

http://vbforums.com/showthread.php?s...56#post1214156

Duc stop posted to old threads.

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

Shellexecute may be what you want.

[JPicasso]

The question concerned opening a file when one does not know
the associated application, or the path to the associated application.

Like folks who hate microsoft and they go and delete the notepad.exe in leiu of {InsertFreeOfficePackageHere}.
They then re-associate all their .txt,.log,etc with their editor of choice. How to open a .txt file from my VB6.0 using their preferred application.


Digital Error post looks helpful, but I cannot seem to find any help with ShellExecute.

[JPicasso]

Ah,

It's an API Call.

Nevermind. I got it.